Atsuko is a feminine Japanese given name.

Written forms

Atsuko 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

*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 *, 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 *, Japanese sport shooter *Atsuko Takahata (高畑淳子, born 1954), Japanese actress and voice actress *, 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 (band), angela *Atsuko Yuya (湯屋敦子, born 1968), Japanese voice actress

Fictional characters

*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''

Written forms

Notable people with the name

Fictional characters

See also