Keiko (first name)

Keiko is a very common Japanese female given name .

There are different ways of writing Kanji , each with a different meaning. For example:

• 啓 子 - Revelation
• 圭子 - jewel
• 恵 子 - Benefit / mild gift / wise
• 慶 子 - Congratulations / joy
• 敬 子 - show respect / venerate / respect
• 景 子 - light
• 桂子 - cinnamon / moon / tree

The specified translations are based on the first of the two characters. The last, always identical character 子 (after the Kun reading "ko") literally means child.

Name bearers

First name

• Keiko Abe (* 1937), Japanese composer and marimba player
• Keiko Agena (* 1973), American actress
• Keiko Fukuda (1913–2013), Japanese-American judoka
• Keiko Fujimori (* 1975), Peruvian politician
• Keiko Kitagawa (* 1986), Japanese actress
• Keiko Suenobu (* 1979), Japanese manga artist
• Keiko Takemiya (* 1950), Japanese manga artist
• Keiko Tsushima (1926–2012), Japanese actress
• Keiko Yamada (born 1972), Japanese singer
• Keiko Yoshitomi (* 1975), Japanese badminton player

Fictional character

• Keiko O'Brien , a Star Trek character