Aiko 489316 225198768 2008-07-12T12:24:17Z 68.161.173.108 /* Possible Meanings */ sounds less like "lovechild" {| class="infobox bordered" style="width: 25em; text-align: left; font-size: 90%;" |- | colspan="2" style="text-align:center; font-size: large;" | '''Aiko''' |- ! Gender: | Female |- ! Origin: | Japanese |- ! Meaning: | |- ! | colspan="2" style="font-size: smaller;" | {{{footnotes|}}} |} {{For|the Japanese district|Aiko District, Kanagawa}} '''Aiko''' ({{lang|ja|あいこ, アイコ}}) is a [[female]] [[Japan]]ese [[given name]]. '''Aiko''' is also a [[male]] [[given name]] in [[Scandinavia]] and especially northern [[Germany]]. It is a variation of the name Ekke or [[Eike]]. ==Possible Meanings== The meaning varies depending on the [[kanji]] used to write it. Several written forms include: * {{ruby-zh-p|'''愛'''|love}} {{ruby-zh-p|'''子'''|child}} — child of love * {{ruby-zh-p|'''藍'''|indigo}} {{ruby-zh-p|'''子'''|child}} — tinctoria child. It's meaning 'child who is superior to parents', on Japanese proverb, 'Blue dyestuff is made from tinctoria, but more beautiful blue than tinctoria'. * {{ruby-zh-p|'''愛'''|love}} {{ruby-zh-p|'''幸'''|fortune}} * {{ruby-zh-p|'''葵'''|hollyhock}} {{ruby-zh-p|'''子'''|child}} — the same kanji can be used to write Riko and Kiko as well as the more similar Aoko, Aoiko, and Ako. ==People== *[[Aiko, Princess Toshi]] (愛子内親王殿下, born 2001), Japanese princess *[[Aiko Kayo]] (嘉陽 愛子, born 1985), Japanese pop singer *[[Aiko Nakamura]] (中村 藍子, born 1983), Japanese professional tennis player *[[Aiko (singer)]] (柳井 愛子 ''Aiko Yanai'', more famous as ''aiko'', born 1975), Japanese pop singer-songwriter *[[Aiko Tanaka]] (?? ??, born 1979), Japanese famous model *Aiko Senoo (妹尾 あいこ), Character of the shojo anime [[Ojamajo Doremi]] ==Other meanings== *[[Daz3D#Adult_Human_Figures|Aiko]], an anime-style 3D figure created by [[DAZ3D]] [[Category:Japanese given names]] [[de:Aiko]] [[es:Aiko (nombre)]] [[fr:Aiko (prénom)]] [[ja:あいこ]] [[pl:Aiko]] [[sv:Aiko (namn)]]