At a Glance: Name: Setsuko – Meaning: meaning depends on the kanji chosen; often written with characters for 'moderation' or 'season' plus 'child' – Origin: Japanese – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: SET-soo-koh
Setsuko is a Japanese girl's name meaning “meaning depends on the kanji chosen; often written with characters for 'moderation' or 'season' plus 'child'”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Setsuko
Meaning: Meaning depends on the kanji chosen; often written with characters for 'moderation' or 'season' plus 'child'.
Origin: Japanese.
A common claim: Setsuko is often said to mean 'snow child' or 'snow season child.' Actually: That reading only holds for one particular kanji choice - Setsuko is more commonly written with characters meaning 'moderation' or 'season,' which have nothing to do with snow.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Setsuko
Phonetic: SET-soo-koh IPA: /ˈsɛtsʊkoʊ/
Popularity of Setsuko
Setsuko doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
Lists That Include Setsuko
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