Eriko

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Eriko


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gender = Female
meaning = it can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.
region = Japanese
origin = Japanese
related names = Eri
Erika
Rie
Riko
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nihongo|Eriko|えりこ, エリコ is a common feminine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

Eriko can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
*恵理子, "blessing, reason, child"
*絵里子, "picture, hometown, child"
*絵梨子, "picture, pear, child"
*絵理子, "picture, reason, child"
*江里子, "inlet, hometown, child"
*恵里子, "blessing, hometown, child"
*恵利子, "blessing, profit, child"
*江利子, "inlet, profit, child"
*恵梨子, "blessing, pear, child"
*枝里子, "branch, hometown, child"
*英梨子, "excel, pear, child"The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

Real people

;with the given name Eriko
*Eriko Arakawa (恵理子), a Japanese female footballer
*Eriko Asai (えり子), a Japanese long-distance runner
*Eriko Fujimaki (恵理子), a Japanese voice actress
*Eriko Hara (えりこ), a Japanese voice actress
*Eriko Hirose (栄理子), a Japanese badminton player
*Eriko Imai (絵理子), a Ryukyuan J-pop artist
*Eriko Kusuda (枝里子), a Japanese freelance television announcer
*Eriko Sato (江梨子), a Japanese actress and model
*Eriko Tamura (英里子), a Japanese actress and singer
*Eriko Watanabe (えり子), a Japanese actress
*Eriko Yamatani (えり子), a Japanese politician

Fictional characters

;with the given name Eriko
*Eriko Christy, a main protagonist of the video game "Illbleed"
*Eriko Takahashi (絵里子), a main character of the erotic comedy manga series "High School Girls"
*Eriko Torii (江利子), a character from the manga and anime series "Maria-sama ga Miteru"

ee also

*Idol Densetsu Eriko, a Japanese anime series