Keiko is a feminine Japanese

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. Keikō (景行), with a long "o", is the name posthumously given to Emperor Keikō.

Possible meanings

As with many Japanese names, Keiko can be written using a number of different

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. Some of the most common ways of writing Keiko (and the most representative meanings of the respective kanji) are: * 恵子 — "lucky child" * 敬子 — "respectful child" * 景子 — "sunlight/view/scenic child" * 桂子 — "katsura tree child" * 圭子 — "blessed child" * 慶子 — "happy child" * 啓子 — "open (one's eyes)/express/spring (season) child" * 硅子 — "silicon child" The suffix ''ko'' ( 子) implies the name is female and the name is almost never given to males. Much less commonly, Keiko can also be written as 螢子, 輕子, or 軽子.

People with the name

* Keiko Abe, 安倍圭子 a Japanese composer and percussionist * Keiko Agena, an American actress *, Japanese speed skater * Keiko Chiba (千葉景子), a politician and former

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of Japan *

Keiko Fukuda was a Japanese American martial artist. She was the highest-ranked female judoka in history, holding the rank of 9th ''dan'' from the Kodokan (2006), and 10th ''dan'' from USA Judo (July 2011) and from the United States Judo Federation (USJF) ...

(福田敬子, 1913-2013), a Japanese-born American martial artist *

Keiko Fuji (5 July 1951 – 22 August 2013), known primarily by the stage name was a Japanese singer and actress. She had success in Japan in the 1960s and 1970s with her ballad-type songs. She was married on-and-off with Utada Teruzane, and was the ...

(藤圭子, 1951-2013), a Japanese

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singer, actress, and mother of

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(藤森恵子), a Peruvian congresswoman and former first lady *

, judoka *

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(潘恵子), a Japanese voice actress and western

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*, Japanese speed skater *, Japanese sport shooter * Mazie Keiko Hirono (広野慶子), an American politician and the junior United States senator from Hawaii * Keiko Ihara (井原慶子), a Japanese race car driver *, Japanese poet * Keiko Kitagawa (北川景子), a Japanese model/actress * Keiko Kubota (窪田啓子), a Japanese singer and a member of the J-pop groups

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and Kalafina *

Keiko Masuda (born on September 2, 1957, in Shizuoka, Japan) is a Japanese pop singer and actress. She is better known by her nickname Kei, and is one half of Pink Lady, the top idol group in Japan in the 1970s. In the United States, they are known for t ...

(増田恵子), member of the J-pop duo Pink Lady * Keiko Matsui (松居慶子), a Japanese pianist and composer * Keiko Miura (三浦恵子), a Japanese field hockey athlete *, Japanese women's basketball player * Keiko Nobumoto, (信本敬中) a Japanese screenwriter the creator of ''

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'' *, Japanese long-distance runner *, Japanese sailor *

Keiko Takemiya is a Japanese manga artist and the former president of Kyoto Seika University. Career Keiko Takemiya (or Takemiya Keiko) is included in the Year 24 Group, a term coined by academics and critics to refer to a group of female authors in the ea ...

(竹宮惠子), a Japanese manga artist *

Keiko Takeshita Keiko Takeshita (竹下景子 ''Takeshita Keiko''; born on September 15, 1953 in Higashi-ku, Nagoya, Japan) is a Japanese actress. She starred in the Japanese version of '' From Up on Poppy Hill'' as Hana Matsuzaki. Filmography Film *'' Blue Ch ...

(竹下景子), a Japanese actress *

Keiko Toda is a Japanese actress, voice actress, singer and narrator from Nagoya, Aichi. Her most famous role is the voice of the children's hero Anpanman on the long running anime ''Soreike! Anpanman''. She was also the voice of Thomas the Tank Engine in t ...

(戸田恵子), a Japanese actress *, Japanese botanist * Keiko Utoku (宇徳敬子), a Japanese singer/songwriter * Keiko Yamada (山田桂子), a Japanese singer and lead vocalist of the J-pop band

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Keiko Yamada (manga artist) is a Japanese manga artist, who has had all three of her serial manga picked up for English translation (although '' Limited Lovers'' remains untranslated). Her first piece, a one-shot, was about old-style talking demons. She is most known for h ...

(山田圭子), a Japanese manga artist *, Japanese voice actress *

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(born 1952), Japanese voice actress * Keiko Kubota (窪田啓子), a Japanese singer

Fictional characters

* Keiko Arahida, a recurring character played by Yūko Takeuchi in the 2009 TV series ''

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'' * Keiko Hasegawa, a main character in the webcomic '' Okashina Okashi – Strange Candy'' * Keiko Katou, a character from the anime media franchise ''

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'' *

Keiko O'Brien Keiko O'Brien is a character in the fictional ''Star Trek'' universe, played by actress Rosalind Chao. Introduced in 1991, she is the civilian spouse of Starfleet crew member Miles O'Brien (played by Colm Meaney) appearing occasionally in later ...

, a character from ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' and ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' * Keiko Onuki, also Keiko Inoue, a character in the novel and film '' Battle Royale'' * Keiko Makino, a character from the manga '' The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service''. *

Keiko Yukimura The ''YuYu Hakusho'' manga series features a diverse cast of fictional characters created by Yoshihiro Togashi. It follows fourteen-year-old junior high school delinquent Yusuke Urameshi, who dies and is resurrected in order to become the Unde ...

, a character from the manga and anime series ''Yu Yu Hakusho'' * Keiko Nekton, a character from the graphic novel '' The Deep: Here Be Dragons'' and the following TV series ''The Deep''. * Keiko Ayano, game name

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, from the light novel, anime and manga media franchise ''Sword Art Online''.

Animals

* Keiko (orca), the orca, or killer whale, which performed in the film ''Free Willy''

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{{Given name Japanese feminine given names

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People with the name

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