Yoshiko: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Yoshiko – Meaning: beautiful or virtuous child (kanji-dependent, attested spellings include 美子 'beautiful child' and 芳子 'fragrant/virtuous child') – Origin: Japanese – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: YOH-shee-koh


Yoshiko is a Japanese girl's name meaning “beautiful or virtuous child (kanji-dependent, attested spellings include 美子 'beautiful child' and 芳子 'fragrant/virtuous child')”. It appears in our list of 175+ Japanese Baby Girl Names With Beautiful Kanji Meanings.

Meaning & Origin of Yoshiko

Meaning: Beautiful or virtuous child (kanji-dependent, attested spellings include 美子 'beautiful child' and 芳子 'fragrant/virtuous child').

Origin: Japanese.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Yoshiko

Phonetic: YOH-shee-koh   IPA: /ˈjoʊʃikoʊ/

Popularity of Yoshiko

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1906–2007.

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