Atsuko is a feminine Japanese given name.
Pronunciation | atsɯko (IPA) |
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Gender | Female |
Origin | |
Word/name | Japanese |
Meaning | different meanings depending on the kanji used |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Atuko (Kunrei-shiki)
Atuko (Nihon-shiki) Atsuko (Hepburn) |
Possible writings
editAtsuko can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:
- 惇子, "kind, child"
- 淳子, "pure, child"
- 敦子, "kindliness, child"
- 篤子, "fervent, child"
- 厚子, "thick, child"
- 渥子, "kindness, child"
- 湊子, "harbor, child"
- 集子, "collect, child"
- 鳩子, "pigeon, child"
- 熱子, "heat, child"
- 温子, "warm, child"
- 充子, "sufficient, child"
Atsuko is generally used as a girl's name. The final syllable "ko" is generally written with the kanji character for child (子). It is a common suffix to female names in Japan and usually indicates that it is a girl's name as masculine Japanese names rarely use the kanji for "child".
The name can also be written in hiragana あつこ or katakana アツコ.
Notable people with the name
edit- Atsuko Anzai (安西 篤子, born 1927), Japanese writer
- Atsuko Asano (浅野 温子, born 1961), Japanese actress
- Atsuko Asano (writer) (浅野 敦子, born 1954), Japanese writer
- Atsuko Enomoto (榎本 温子, born 1979), Japanese singer and voice actress
- Atsuko Hashimoto (橋本 有津子), Japanese jazz musician
- Atsuko Hirayanagi (平栁 敦子, born 1975), Japanese-American filmmaker
- Atsuko Ikeda (池田 厚子, born 1931), fourth daughter of Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōjun
- Atsuko Inaba (稲葉 貴子, born 1974), Japanese idol and singer
- Atsuko Ishizuka (いしづか あつこ, born 1981), Japanese animator and director
- Atsuko Kawada (川田あつ子, born 1965), Japanese actress, singer and writer
- Atsuko Kurusu (来栖 あつこ, born 1978), Japanese actress
- Atsuko Maeda (前田 敦子, born 1990), Japanese singer, actress and idol
- Atsuko Mine (峰 あつ子, born 1951), Japanese voice actress
- Atsuko Miyaji (宮地 充子, born 1965), Japanese cryptographer and number theorist
- Atsuko Nakajima (中嶋 敦子, born 1961), Japanese animator, character designer, and illustrator
- Atsuko Okatsuka, Japanese-American comedian
- Atsuko Seki (関 敦子, born 1964), Japanese pianist
- Atsuko Seta (瀬田 敦子, born 1955), Japanese classical pianist
- Atsuko Shimoda (下田 敦子, born 1940), Japanese politician
- Atsuko Sugimoto (杉本 充子, born 1959), Japanese sport shooter
- Atsuko Takahata (高畑 淳子, born 1954), Japanese actress and voice actress
- Atsuko Takata (高田 貴子, born 1977), Japanese speed skater
- Atsuko Tanaka (voice actress) (田中 敦子, born 1962), Japanese voice actress
- Atsuko Tanaka (artist) (田中 敦子, 1932-2005), Japanese artist
- Atsuko Tokuda (徳田 敦子, born 1955), Japanese former badminton player
- Atsuko Wakai (若井 敦子, born 1971), Japanese karate competitor
- Atsuko Yamano (山野 敦子, born 1964), Japanese musician
- Atsuko Yamashita (山下 敦子, born 1975), Japanese singer, vocalist of pop band angela
- Atsuko Yuya (湯屋 敦子, born 1968), Japanese voice actress
Fictional characters
edit- Atsuko Natsume (夏目 温子), known as Nuku Nuku, of the All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku anime (OVA & TV) series
- Atsuko Senoo (妹尾 あつこ), née Okamura, a character in the anime series Ojamajo Doremi
- Atsuko Urameshi (浦飯 温子), a character in the manga series Yu Yu Hakusho
- Atsuko "Akko" Kagami (加賀美 あつ子), titular heroine of Himitsu no Akko-chan
- Atsuko "Akko" Kagari (篝 敦子), a lead character from Little Witch Academia
- Atsuko Jackson (アツコ・ジャキソン), a character in the anime series Michiko & Hatchin
- Atsuko Mutsuzuka (六塚 温子), a character in the light novel series The Irregular at Magic High School
- Atsuko Hakari (秤 アツコ), a character in the role-playing video game Blue Archive
See also
edit- 8414 Atsuko, a main-belt asteroid