Yoko
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Female
Yōko is a female JapaneseJapanese name
in modern times usually consist of a family name , followed by a given name. "Middle names" are not generally used.Japanese names are usually written in kanji, which are characters of usually Chinese origin in Japanese pronunciation...
given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
. Depending on the kanji
Kanji
Kanji are the adopted logographic Chinese characters hanzi that are used in the modern Japanese writing system along with hiragana , katakana , Indo Arabic numerals, and the occasional use of the Latin alphabet...
used in writing it, it can have meanings including "Free Child" (暢子), "Sunny Child" (陽子), "Glorious Child" (容子), "Ocean Child" (洋子), "Leaf Child" (葉子), etc.
People who have the name "Yōko" include
- Yōko HikasaYōko Hikasais a Japanese voice actress from Kanagawa who is affiliated with I'm Enterprise. Hikasa aspired to become a voice actress after watching Sailor Moon, and later attended Nihon Narration Engi Kenkyūjo, a voice actor training school. She is a member of the five-girl pop music group Ro-Kyu-Bu!, along...
(陽子, born 1985), Japanese voice actress - Yoko AkinoYoko AkinoYoko Akino , born Yoko Tashiro Yoko Akino (秋野 暢子 Akino Yōko), born Yoko Tashiro Yoko Akino (秋野 暢子 Akino Yōko), born Yoko Tashiro (田代 暢子 Tashiro Yōko, born 18 January 1957 in Osaka, Japan is a Japanese actress.-Selected filmography:-External links:...
(暢子, born 1957), Japanese actress - Yōko AsadaYoko Asadais a female Japanese voice actress from Hyōgo Prefecture. She is affiliated with the talent management firm 81 Produce.- Anime :* Golden Boy , Ayuko * Wedding Peach , Girl...
(葉子, born 1969), Japanese voice actress - Yōko HondaYoko Hondais a female Japanese voice actress from Gunma, Japan.She is sometimes mistaken for fellow voice actress Yōko Honna, as their names only differ by one character when written in kanji.-Anime cast in:*Bakuman 2 as Natsumi Katou...
(陽子, born 1983), Japanese voice actress - Yōko HonnaYoko Honnais a Japanese voice actress from Sōka, Saitama. She works at Re-Max, although she formerly worked at 81 Produce.- Anime :* Only Yesterday , Taeko Okajima...
(陽子 born 1979), Japanese voice actress - Yoko IshidaYoko Ishidais a Japanese singer, employed by Hyper Voice. She is known for having performed theme songs for anime shows such as Prétear, Ai Yori Aoshi and the Ah! My Goddess TV series, as well as for having sung for the Para Para Max CD series....
(born 1973), Japanese singer - Yoko KamioYoko Kamiois a Japanese manga artist and writer. She is most famous for , for which she received the Shogakukan Manga Award in 1996. Her work has been translated and distributed in Asia, Europe, and North America.-Biography:...
(葉子, born 1966), manga artist popular for her manga Boys Over Flowers - Yoko KandoYoko Kandois a retired female butterfly swimmer from Japan. She competed for her native countryi at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.-References:*...
(漢人, born 1974), Japanese butterfly swimmer - Yoko KannoYoko Kannois a composer, arranger and musician best known for her work on the soundtracks for many games, anime films, TV series, live-action movies, and advertisements...
(よう子, born 1964), composer-keyboardist - Yoko KikuchiYoko KikuchiYoko Kikuchi is a fourth-generation American artist and singer/songwriter of Japanese and Filipino descent, associated with the Antifolk community of New York's East Village. Born in New York City to parents involved in the visual arts, she was raised in SoHo and Hell's Kitchen, attending public...
(born 1981), American artist, singer, and songwriter - Yoko Kikuchi (1967–1999) idol singer
- Yoko KoikawaYoko Koikawais a retired female backstroke swimmer, who represented her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. She is best known for winning the gold medal in the Women's 200m Backstroke event at the 1995 Summer Universiade in her hometown Fukuoka.-References:*...
(born 1974), Japanese backstroke swimmer - Yōko Maki (actress)Yoko Maki (actress)Yōko Maki is a Japanese actress signed to .Maki has appeared in several films including 2003 film Infection and the 2004 American remake The Grudge.-Biography:...
(よう子, born 1982), Japanese actress - Yōko Maki (manga artist)Yoko Maki (manga artist)is a Japanese manga artist best known for Aishiteruze Baby. Maki debuted in 1999 with Love Service! in Ribon Original magazine. She also has a pet dog named Leo and her profile in the Aishiteruze Baby comic says her hobby is "...blowing soap bubbles" and that one of her skills is "...passing...
(ようこ, born 1981), Japanese Manga artist - Yoko MatsuganeYoko Matsuganeis a Japanese gravure idol from Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. She is famous for her voluptuous figure. She has released several DVDs and photobooks and has appeared on several TV shows in Japan...
(洋子, born 1982), Japanese gravure idol - Yoko Matsumoto (洋子), Japanese manga artist of Darkness Gathers
- Yoko MatsuyamaYoko Matsuyamais a Japanese actress best known for her work in the Crimson Bat series.-Filmography:#Crimson Bat #明治の風雪 柔旋風 #続・柔旋風 四天王誕生...
(松山容子, born 1937), Japanese actress - Yoko MoriguchiYoko MoriguchiYoko Moriguchi is a Japanese actress.-Films:*Tsukiji Uogashi Sandaime *Casshern *Unloved *Kacho Shima Kosaku *Chichi -TV Drama:...
(瑤子, born 1966), Japanese actress - Yōko NagayamaYoko NagayamaYōko Nagayama is a Japanese enka singer, former J-pop singer, and actress.- Early life :Nagayama was born in Tokyo. At the age of four, she began attending min'yo group singing lessons with her father...
(洋子, born 1968), Japanese enka singer and actress - Yôko NatsukiYoko Natsukiis an actress, born 24 October 1952 in Ise, Mie Prefecture, Japan. She began to start her career on the movie, it was Karate for Life at 1977. One of her television roles was Osono, a ninja in the jidaigeki series Yoshimune Hyōbanki: Abarenbō Shōgun. She was also a regular star in Abare Hasshū Goyō...
(陽子, born 1952), Japanese actress - Yōko NogiwaYoko Nogiwais a Japanese actress.-External links:...
(陽子, born 1936), Japanese actress - Yoko OnoYoko Onois a Japanese artist, musician, author and peace activist, known for her work in avant-garde art, music and filmmaking as well as her marriage to John Lennon...
(洋子, born 1933), Japanese musician-artist and widow of John Lennon - Yoko SakaueYoko Sakaueis a retired female judoka from Japan. She claimed the bronze medal in the Women's Heavyweight division at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. In the bronze medal match she defeated Poland's Beata Maksymowa.-References:*...
(坂上, born 1968), Japanese judoka - Yoko ShibuiYoko Shibuiis a long-distance runner from Japan, who is competing in the 5000 and 10,000 metres as well as the marathon race. She holds the Japanese record over 10,000 m with her best time of 30:48.89 minutes...
(陽子, born 1979), Japanese long-distance runner - Yoko ShimadaYoko Shimadais a Japanese actress. She is best known to Western audiences for her portrayal of Mariko in the 1980 miniseries Shōgun. She was the only female member of Shogun's massive cast of Japanese actors shown speaking English, for which she relied on a dialogue coach, as she was not fluent in the...
(楊子, born 1953), Japanese actress - Yoko ShimomuraYoko Shimomurais a Japanese video game composer. She has been described as "the most famous female video game music composer in the world". She has worked in the video game music industry since graduating from Osaka College of Music in 1988...
(陽子, born 1967), Japanese composer and musician - Yōko Sōmi (陽子, born 1965), Japanese voice actress
- Yoko TakahashiYoko Takahashiis a Japanese singer from Tokyo, perhaps best known for performing , the opening theme song of the anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion. She also performs the closing theme, an "acid bossa" version of "Fly Me to the Moon" and , the closing theme of Evangelion: Death and Rebirth...
(洋子, born 1966), Japanese singer, performed "Cruel Angel's Thesis" opening for Neon Genesis Evangelion - Yoko TanabeYoko Tanabeis a retired Japanese judoka.She won two Olympic silver medals in the half-heavyweight division, in 1992 and 1996.She won All-Japan judo championships 6 times （1987 - 1992）.-External links:**...
(陽子, born 1966), Japanese judoka - Yoko TawadaYoko TawadaYōko Tawada is a Japanese writer currently living in Berlin, Germany.Tawada was born in Tokyo, received her undergraduate education at Waseda University in 1982 with a major in Russian literature, then studied at Hamburg University where she received a master's degree in contemporary German...
(葉子, born 1960), Japanese writer - Yoko ToyonagaYoko ToyonagaYoko Toyonaga is a Japanese shot putter.She finished eighth at the 1999 World Indoor Championships and fourth at the 2005 Asian Championships. She also competed at the World Championships in 2005 and 2007 without reaching the finals....
(born 1977), Japanese shot putter - Yoko WanibuchiYoko Wanibuchiis a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Fukuoka, Fukuoka and graduate of Soka Women's College, she was elected for the first time in 2004.- External links :...
(洋子, born 1972), Japanese politician - Yoko WatanabeYoko Watanabewas a Japanese operatic soprano who spent much of her career singing the title role of Madame Butterfly all over Europe.She was also known for her large repertoire including such works as Micaela in Carmen, Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni, Marguerite in Faust and Amelia in Verdi's Simon Boccanegra...
(葉子, 1953–2004), Japanese operatic soprano
Male
Pronounced differently, with two long o's, Yōkō can be a given name for a man:- Yoko GushikenYoko Gushikenwas a Ryukyuan professional boxer from 1974-1981. His professional record is 23-1 and he held the title of WBA Light Flyweight champion 1976-1981.-Biography:...
(具志堅 用高, born 1955), professional boxer from 1974–1981
Characters
(name)- Yoko Belnades, a supporting character in the Castlevania series
- Yoko Herene, a character of My-Otome
- Yoko Kuno, a character of All About Lily Chou-Chou
- Yoko Littner, a major character of Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
- Yoko Matsutani, a character of Legendz
- Yohko Mano, a character of Devil Hunter Yohko
- Yoko Okino, a minor character of Case Closed
- Yoko TsunoYoko TsunoYoko Tsuno is a comic book series created by the Belgian writer Roger Leloup published by Dupuis and in Spirou since its debut in 1970. Through twenty-five volumes, the series tell the adventures of Yoko Tsuno, a female electrical engineer of Japanese origin surrounded by her close friends, Vic...
is a comic book series created by the Belgian writer Roger Leloup - Yoko SuzukiYoko Suzuki-Early life and education:Born in Tokyo, she began her piano training at the age of three and at age five she began accompanying the organ, the piano, and the church choir where her father is a minister...
, character in the Resident Evil series - Yoko former name of Gally (Alita)
A form of the YuYu Hakusho
YuYu Hakusho
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Togashi. The name of the series is spelled YuYu Hakusho in the Viz Media manga and Yu Yu Hakusho in other English distributions of the franchise. The series tells the story of Yusuke Urameshi, a teenage delinquent who is struck and...
character Kurama is called Demon Fox (Yoko) Kurama; this "Yoko" is not a proper name.