Yūko

Yūko or Yuko (ゆうこ, ユウコ) is a common feminine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

Yūko can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:

• 優子, "gentle, child"
• 裕子, "fertile, child"
• 祐子, "helpful, child"
• 夕子, "evening, child"
• 有子, "qualified, child"
• 悠子, "permanence, child"
• 侑子, "leading, child"
• 結子, "bind, child"
• 由子, "reason, child"
• 勇子, "courage, child"
• 友子, "friend, child"

The given name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

People

• Yūko Andō (news anchor) (優子), a Japanese TV presenter and news anchor
• Yūko Andō (singer) (裕子, born 1977), Japanese singer-songwriter
• Yuko Aoki (青木 裕子, born 1977), Japanese bikini model
• Yuko Arimori (裕子, born 1966), Japanese marathon runner
• Yūko Asano (浅野 ゆう子, born 1960), Japanese singer and actress
• Yuko Fueki (優子, born 1979), Japanese actress who is most popular in South Korea, known as Yoo Min
• Yuko Fukushima (優子), a Japanese anchorwoman for News Today 30 Minutes
• Yuko Goto (後藤裕子), Japanese voice actress
• Yuko Hara (由子, born 1956), plays the keyboards for Southern All Stars
• Yuko Kawaguchi (悠子), a Japanese pair skater
• Yuko Kobayashi (小林 優子), Japanese voice actress
• Yūko Minaguchi (裕子, born 1966), Japanese voice actress
• Yūko Miyamura (優子, born 1972), Japanese voice actress, actress, J-pop singer and sound director
• Yūko Mizutani (優子, born 1964), Japanese voice actress
• Yūko Mochizuki (1917–1977), Japanese actress
• Yuko Nakanishi (born 1981), Japanese butterfly swimmer
• Yuko Nakazawa (裕子), a J-pop singer and actress
• Yuko Ogura (優子, born 1983), Japanese idol and model
• Yuko Oshima (優子, born 1988), AKB48 member
• Yūko Satō (voice actress), Japanese voice actress
• Yūko Satō (politician) (夕子, born 1963), Japanese politician
• Yuko Sano (born 1979), Japanese volleyball player
• Yuko Takayama (侑子,born 1992), Japanese actress
• Yūko Takeuchi (結子, born 1980), Japanese actress
• Yuko Tojo (優子東上, 1939-2013), Granddaughter of General Hideki Tōjō

Characters

• Yuko Amamiya, the heroine of game Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two..
• Yuko Sakaki, a character in the novel Battle Royale, and the film and manga of the same name
• Yūko Ichihara - Witch of dimensions, a character from the manga and anime xxxHolic and Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle by CLAMP
• Yuko Asou, the main character in the Valis series
• Yuko Takao, a character in Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
• Yuko is the given name of both main characters in the series Dennō Coil
• Yuko Minami, Ultraman Ace's alter ego alongside Seiji Hokuto in the 1972 namesake tokusatsu film
• Yūko Kanoe, a character from the manga and anime Dusk Maiden of Amnesia
• Yuko, a female elf from Mia and Me, a children's TV series
• Yuko Ogawa, a character from the manga and anime Kocchi Muite! Miiko
• Yuko Omori, a character from the anime HappinessCharge PreCure!
• Yuko, a female character from Sword Art Online
• Yuuko Shionji (紫苑寺 有子), main character in the anime Kamisama no Memochou

See also

• "Yuko and Hiro", a song by Blur
• 5291 Yuuko, a main-belt asteroid