Yuriko

Yuriko
Yuriko Koike, a politician
PronunciationYúriko
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
MeaningIt can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.
Region of originJapan
Other names
Related namesYuri
Yurika
Yurie
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Yuriko (ゆりこ, ユリコ, ゆり子) is a common Japanese given name, used for women.

Possible writings

Yuriko can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:

  • 百合子, "lily, child"
  • 由里子, "reason, hometown, child"
  • 由利子, "reason, benefit, child"
  • 由李子, "reason, plum, child"
  • 優梨子, "tenderness, pear, child"
  • 有里子, "possess, hometown, child"

The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

Real people

with the given name Yuriko
  • Yuriko Backes, a Luxembourgish diplomat and politician
  • Alisa Yuriko Durbrow (ユリコ), a Japanese model, actress, and singer
  • Yuriko Chiba (千羽 由利子), a Japanese animation director
  • Yuriko Doi, choreographer and stage director
  • Yuriko Fuchizaki (渕崎 ゆり子), a Japanese voice actress
  • Yuriko Handa (百合子), a Japanese volleyball player
  • Yuriko Hirohashi (広橋 百合子, 1916–1977), Japanese high jumper
  • Yuriko Hishimi (ひし美 ゆり子), a Japanese actress
  • Yuriko Ishida (石田 ゆり子), a Japanese actress
  • Yuriko Kaida (貝田 由里子), a Japanese singer
  • Yuriko Kajiya (百合子), a Japanese ballerina
  • Yuriko Kikuchi (née Amemiya, 1920–2022), a Japanese American dancer
  • Yuriko Kobayashi (祐梨子), a Japanese middle distance runner
  • Yuriko Koike (小池 百合子), a Japanese politician
  • Yuriko Kuronuma (ユリ子), a Japanese violinist
  • Yuriko Miyamoto (宮本 百合子), a Japanese novelist
  • Yuriko Nakamura (由利子), a Japanese composer and pianist
  • Yuriko Shima (島 由理子), Japanese footballer
  • Yuriko Shiratori (百合子), a Japanese gravure idol, tarento and actress
  • Yuriko Takagi (高木 百合子), later Princess Mikasa of Japan
  • Yuriko Takahashi (高橋 百合子, born 1973), Japanese weightlifter
  • Yuriko Takeshita (竹下 百合子, born 1988), Japanese slalom canoeist
  • Yuriko Yamaguchi (山口 由里子), (born 1965) a Japanese voice actress
  • Yuriko Yamaguchi, a Japanese American sculptor
  • Yuriko Yamamoto (山本 百合子), a Japanese voice actress
  • Yuriko Yoshitaka (吉高 由里子), a Japanese actress

Fictional characters

with the given name Yuriko

See also

References

  1. ^ Yuriko-Meaning and origin of the name Yuriko
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