Yuriko

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Yuriko


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caption= Yuriko Koike, a politician
pronunciation = Yúriko
gender = Female
meaning = It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.
region = Japanese
origin = Japanese
related names = Yuri
Yurika
Yurie
footnotes = [ [http://www.babynames.co.uk/meaning_origin_name_Yuriko.htm Yuriko-Meaning and origin of the name Yuriko] ]

Nihongo|Yuriko|ゆりこ, ユリコ is a common Japanese given name, used for females.

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"
*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
*Alisa Yuriko Durbrow (ユリコ), a Japanese model, actress, and singer
*Yuriko (有里湖), a Japanese actress
*Yuriko Chiba (千羽 由利子), a Japanese animation director
*Yuriko Handa (百合子), a Japanese volleyball player
*Yuriko Hishimi (ひし美 ゆり子), a Japanese actress
*Yuriko Ishida (石田 ゆり子), a Japanese actress
*Yuriko Kajiya (百合子), a Japanese ballerina
*Yuriko Kikuchi, 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 Shiratori (百合子), a Japanese gravure idol, tarento and actress
*Yuriko Takagi (高木 百合子), later Princess Mikasa of Japan
*Yuriko Yamaguchi (山口 由里子), a Japanese voice actress
*Yuriko Yamaguchi, a Japanese American sculptor
*Yuriko Yamamoto (山本 百合子), a Japanese voice actress

Fictional characters

;with the given name Yuriko
*Yuriko Omega, a character in the real-time strategy video game ""
*Yuriko Oyama (ユリコ・オヤマ, also known as Lady Deathstrike), a Marvel Comics villain
*Yuriko Star (ユリコ), a character in the manga and anime series "The Irresponsible Captain Tylor"

ee also

*13146 Yuriko, a Main-belt Asteroid

References