Ayako
| Ayako | |
|---|---|
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Ayako Hagiwara, a Japanese figure skater | |
| Pronunciation | Á-ya-ko |
| Gender | Female |
| Language(s) | Japanese |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | many different meanings depending on the kanji used. |
| Other names | |
| See also |
Aya Ayaka Ayame Ayana Ayano |
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Ayako (あやこ, アヤコ) is a common feminine Japanese given name. Ayako can be written using different kanji characters and can mean, e.g.:
- 文子, "writings, child"
- 綾子, "twill, child"
- 絢子, "kimono design, child"
- 彩子, "coloring, child"
- 順子, "order, child"
- 礼子, "courtesy, child"
- 亜矢子, "Asia, arrow, child"
- 安夜子, "peaceful, night, child"
The given name can also be written in hiragana or katakana:
People
- Ayako Enomoto (亜弥子), a Japanese model and actress
- Ayako Fuji (あや子), a Japanese enka singer
- Ayako Fujitani (文子), a writer, actress, and daughter of Steven Seagal
- Ayako Hagiwara (綾子), a Japanese figure skater
- Ayako Ikeda (綾子), a Japanese singer-songwriter
- Ayako Hamada (文子), a Mexican female professional wrestler
- Ayako Imoto (絢子), a Japanese comedian
- Ayako Kawasumi (綾子), a Japanese voice actress and pop singer
- Ayako Kobayashi (綾子), a Japanese actress
- Ayako Koshino (綾子), a Japanese fashion designer and also her brand name
- Ayako Miura (綾子), a Japanese novelist
- Ayako Miyake (綾子), the participant in the obstacle course competition show Kunoichi
- Ayako Nakano (dancer) (綾子), a Japanese ballerina
- Ayako Nishikawa (史子), a Japanese physician and TV tarento
- Ayako Okamoto (綾子), a Japanese professional golfer
- Ayako Shiraishi (文子), a Japanese voice actress
- Ayako Sono(綾子), a Japanese writer
- Ayako Uehara (彩子), a Japanese classical pianist
- Ayako Wakao (文子), a Japanese actress
- Irene Ayako Uchida, a Canadian scientist
- Princess Ayako of Takamado (絢子), the Princess of Japan
- Ayako Arakaki (綾子), a Peruvian Graphic Designer
Fictional characters
- Ayako (亞夜子), a major antagonist in the fourth game of the survival horror series Fatal Frame
- Ayako (彩子), a character in the anime and manga series Slam Dunk
- Ayako Yuuki (綾子), a character from the Variable Geo fighting game series
- Ayako Katagiri (彩子), a character in the video game Tokimeki Memorial
See also
- Ayako (奇子), a manga trilogy by Osamu Tezuka
- Ayako (亜也虎), a fictitious combat plane appears in the Shoot 'em up 194x series