Hiroko

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Hiroko


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caption= Hiroko, a wrestling valet and promoter
pronunciation= Hí-ro-co
gender = Female
meaning = It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.
region = Japanese
origin = Japanese
related names = Hiro
Hiromi
Hiroki
footnotes =

Nihongo|Hiroko|ひろこ, ヒロコ is a common feminine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

Hiroko can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
*裕子, "rich, child"
*弘子, "broad, child"
*寛子, "tolerant, child"
*浩子, "large, child"
*博子, "wide, child"
*宏子, "large, child"
*広子, "broad, child"
*紘子, "large, child"The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

Real people

;with the given name Hiroko
*Hiroko Yakushimaru (ひろ子), a Japanese actress and singer
*Hiroko Sato (寛子), a Japanese gravure idol, actress and singer
*Hiroko Hatano (ひろ子), a Japanese super model and actress
*Hiroko Mita (寛子), a Japanese singer and actress
*Hiroko Moriguchi (博子), a Japanese singer and tarento
*Hiroko Shimabukuro (寛子), a Ryukyuan musician
*Hiroko Ōta (弘子), a Japanese politician and researcher of economics
*Hiroko Suzuki (浩子), a Japanese professional wrestling valet and promoter
*Hiroko Anzai (ひろこ), a Japanese model and idol
*Hiroko Nakamura (紘子), a Japanese female pianist

Fictional characters

;with the given name Hiroko
*Hiroko Ai, a character in the science fiction novel series "Mars trilogy"