Yumiko

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Yumiko


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pronunciation = Yumiko
gender = female
meaning = It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.
region = Japanese
origin = Japanese
related names = Yumi
footnotes = [ [http://www.babynames.co.uk/meaning_origin_name_Yumiko.htm Yumiko-Meaning and origin of the name Yumiko] ]

Yumiko is a feminine Japanese given name.

Possible Writings

Yumiko can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
*弓子, "bow, child"
*由美子, "reason/cause, beauty, child"
*結実子, "fruition, child"
*夕実子, "evening, fruit, child"
*優美子, "tenderness, beauty, child"
*悠美子, "permanence, beauty, child"
*祐美子, "help, beauty, child"
*由実子, "reason/cause, fruit, child"
*有美子, "exist/possess, beauty, child"
*夕美子, "evening, beauty, child"
*友美子, "friend, beauty, child"The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

Real People

;with the given name Yumiko
*Yumiko Shaku (由美子), a Japanese actress and model
*Yumiko Fujita (弓子), a Japanese actress
*Yumiko Kobayashi (由美子), a Japanese voice actress
*Yumiko Shibata (由美子), a Japanese voice actress
*Yumiko Igarashi (ゆみこ), a Japanese manga artist
*Yumiko Ōshima (弓子), a Japanese manga artist
*Yumiko Kokonoe (佑三子), a Japanese actress
*Yumiko Hara (裕美子), a Japanese marathon runner
*Yumiko Kosaka (由美子), a Japanese singer
*Yumiko Hosono (佑美子), a Japanese voice actress, actress, and singer
*Yumiko Cheng, a Hong Kong Cantopop singer
*Yumiko Ashikawa, a Japanese singer-songwriter

Fictional Characters

;with the given name Yumiko
*Yumiko Kusaka (友美子), a character in the novel, film and manga "Battle Royale"

References