Michiko
Michiko is a Japanese female given name.
Origin and meaning
The name is written in different ways in Japanese and therefore has different meanings. A common interpretation of the name in the Kanji spelling is "Beautiful, clever child" ( mi = beautiful, chi = clever / understanding, ko = child ).
Name bearers
- Michiko Hasegawa (* 1963), Japanese sports shooter
- Michiko Hirayama (1923-2018), Japanese singer
- Michiko Ishimure (1927–2018), Japanese author
- Michiko Kakutani (* 1955), American publicist and literary critic
- Michiko de Kowa-Tanaka (1909–1988), Japanese-Austrian actress and singer (soprano)
- Michiko Nakatani (* 1981), Japanese artist
- Michiko Shōda (* 1934), empress emeritus of Japan
- Michiko Yamamoto (* 1936), Japanese writer
- Michiko Yamawaki (1910–2000), Japanese student at the Bauhaus in Dessau and Berlin