Aiko
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/* Possible Meanings */ sounds less like "lovechild"
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{{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]]
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