Hiroko

Hiroko (ひろこ, ヒロコ, ひろ子) is a common feminine Japanese given name.

Hiroko

Hiroko Suzuki, a Japanese wrestling valet and promoter
Pronunciation	Hí-ro-ko
Gender	Female
Language(s)	Japanese
Origin
Meaning	It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.
Other names
Related names	Hiro, Hiromi, Hiroki, Hiroka

Name meanings

Hiroko can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:

• 裕子, "kind child"
• 弘子, "Beautiful child"
• 寛子, " small child"
• 浩子, "large child"
• 博子, "wise child"
• 宏子, "large child"
• 広子, "broad child"
• 紘子, "large child"

The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

People with the name

• Hiroko Anzai (安西 ひろこ, born 1979), Japanese model and idol
• Hiroko Hatano (畑野 ひろ子, born 1975), Japanese supermodel and actress
• Hiroko Hayashi (林 寛子, 1933–2023), better known as Chikage Oogi, Japanese actress and politician
• Hiroko Hayashi (singer) (林 寛子, born 1959), Japanese singer, actress and television personality
• Hiroko Ishizu (石津 裕子, born 1956), Japanese archer
• Hiroko Kamada (鎌田 弘子, born 1953), Japanese fencer
• Hiroko Kobayashi (小林 弘子, born 1970), Japanese slalom canoeist
• Hiroko Konishi (小西 寛子, born 1975), Japanese voice actress
• Hiroko Kosahara (古佐原 ひろ子, born 1950), Japanese handball player
• Hiroko Makino (牧野 紘子, born 1999), Japanese swimmer
• Hiroko Matsumoto (松本 裕子, 1936–2003), Japanese model
• Hiroko Minagawa (皆川 博子, born 1930), Japanese writer
• Hiroko Mita (三田 寛子, born 1966), Japanese singer and actress
• Hiroko Moriguchi (森口 博子, born 1968), Japanese singer and tarento
• Hiroko Nagasaki (長崎 宏子, born 1968), Japanese swimmer
• Hiroko Nakamura (中村 紘子, 1944-2016), Japanese pianist
• Hiroko Nambu (南部 博子, born 1968), Japanese cyclist
• Hiroko Okada (born 1970), Japanese artist
• Hiroko Oshima (大島 裕子, born 1943), Japanese sprint canoeist
• Hiroko Ōta (大田 弘子, born 1954), Japanese politician and researcher of economics
• Hiroko Saito (斎藤 弘子, born 1945), Japanese swimmer
• Hiroko Sasaki, Japanese pianist
• Hiroko Sato (佐藤 寛子, born 1985), Japanese gravure idol, actress and singer
• Hiroko Sato (athlete) (佐藤 弘子, born 1939), Japanese javelin thrower
• Hiroko Shimabukuro (島袋 寛子, born 1984), Ryukyuan musician
• Hiroko Shimizu (清水 弘子, born 1977), Japanese ten-pin bowler
• Hiroko Suzuki (鈴木 浩子, born 1975), Japanese professional wrestling valet and promoter
• Hiroko Taguchi (田口 宏子, born 1973), Japanese voice actress
• Hiroko Takahashi (cross-country skier) (高橋 弘子, born 1942), Japanese cross-country skier
• Hiroko Takahashi (高橋 裕子, born 1979), better known as Ao Takahashi, Japanese voice actress
• Hiroko Takahashi (高橋 浩子, 1969–2013), better known as Kaoru Shimamura, Japanese voice actress
• Hiroko Yakushimaru (薬師丸 ひろ子, born 1964), Japanese actress and singer
• Hiroko Yamasaki (山崎 浩子, born 1960), Japanese rhythmic gymnast
• Hiroko Miyagi (宮城 寛子, born 1999), Okinawan-born Mahjong player
• Hiroko Yamashita (disambiguation), multiple people

Fictional characters

• Hiroko Ai, a character in the science fiction novel series Mars trilogy
• Hiroko Haruna (aka Laura), a character in the anime series Hamtaro
• Hiroko Kanemoto, a character in the anime series Smile PreCure!
• Hiroko Katsuki, a character in the anime series Yuri on Ice
• Hiroko Takashiro (高城 寛子), a character in the anime series Black Bible
• Hiroko Hagakure (葉隠 浩子), a character in the video game series Danganronpa