Miko is a given name found in several cultures. It can be a Japanese female name. It can be an eastern European name, with origins in

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, sometimes short for Mikolaj. Miko can also be a variant of the name

Michael Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and ...

, which has

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

origins. The name Miko may refer to: *

Miko Doyle Miko Doyle (8 April 1911 – 29 September 1980) was an Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football and hurling with his local club Austin Stacks and was Kerry senior inter-county team member from 1929 until 1939. He won five All Ireland m ...

(1911–1980), Irish sportsman * Miko Golubovic (born 1982), Montenegrin basketball player *

Miko Hughes Miko John Hughes (born February 22, 1986) is an American actor known for his film roles as a child, such as Gage Creed in ''Pet Sematary'' (1989), ''Kindergarten Cop'' (1990), ''Apollo 13'' (1995), '' Spawn'' (1997), ''Mercury Rising'' (1998), ...

(born 1986), American actor * Miko Lim (born 1980), American photographer *

Miko Mälberg Miko Mälberg (born 3 May 1985 in Tallinn) is an Estonian freestyle swimmer. He competed for his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, where he finished in 25th place in the men's 50 metre freestyle clocking 22.37 secon ...

(born 1985), Estonian swimmer *

Miko Marks Miko Marks is an American Americana singer based in Oakland, California. She was born in Flint, Michigan. She attended Grambling State University. She later moved to San Francisco. Marks was named ''Best New Country Artist'' at the 2006 New Mu ...

, American singer-songwriter * Miko Mayama (born 1939), Japanese-American actress * Miko Mission (born 1945), Italian musician *

Miko Peled Miko Peled (born 1961) is an Israeli-American activist, author, and karate instructor. He is author of the books ''The General’s Son: The Journey of an Israeli in Palestine'' and ''Injustice: The Story of the Holy Land Foundation Five''. He is ...

(born 1961), Israeli political activist * Miko Rwayitare (1942–2007), Rwandan businessman *

Miko Sotto Marcelino Antonio Carag Sotto III (May 10, 1982 – December 29, 2003), professionally known as Miko Sotto, was a Filipino matinee idol, actor, and teen star, and son of singer/actress/radio commentator/TV host Ali Sotto. Early life A tal ...

(1982–2003), Filipino actor *

Miko Tavares Leonid Mikoyam Fernandes Tavares (born 16 March 1981 in Praia, Santiago), aka Mikó, is a Cape Verdean footballer who plays for Praia Milfontes as a forward Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward. Forward may also refer to: ...

(born 1981), Cape Verdean football player *

Miko Tripalo Ante "Miko" Tripalo (16 November 1926 – 11 December 1995) was a Croatian politician. He was one of the members of Croatian Spring, a movement for higher level of autonomy of SR Croatia within SFR Yugoslavia. Biography A son of a well-to-do far ...

(1926–1995), Croatian politician *

Miko Weaver A , or shrine maiden,Groemer, 28. is a young priestess who works at a Shinto shrine. were once likely seen as shamans,Picken, 140. but are understood in modern Japanese culture to be an institutionalized role in daily life, trained to perform ...

(born 1957), American guitarist

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