Ayako

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Ayako


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caption= Ayako Hagiwara, a figure skater
pronunciation= Á-ya-ko
gender = Female
meaning = It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.
region = Japanese
origin = Japanese
related names = Aya
Ayaka
Ayame
Ayana
Ayano
footnotes =

nihongo|Ayako |あやこ, アヤコ is a common feminine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

Ayako can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
*文子, "writings, child"
*綾子, "twill, child"
*絢子, "kimono design, child"
*彩子, "coloring, child"
*亜矢子The given name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

Real people

;with the given name Ayako
*Ayako Enomoto (亜弥子), a Japanese model and actress
*Ayako Fuji (あや子), a Japanese enka singer
*Ayako Fujitani (文子), a writer, actress, and daughter of Steven Seagal
*Ayako Hagiwara (綾子), a Japanese figure skater
*Ayako Ikeda (綾子), a Japanese singer-songwriter
*Ayako Hamada (文子), a Mexican female professional wrestler
*Ayako Kawasumi (綾子), a Japanese voice actress and pop singer
*Ayako Kobayashi (綾子), a Japanese actress
*Ayako Koshino (綾子), a Japanese fashion designer and also her brand name
*Ayako Miura (綾子), a Japanese novelist
*Ayako Miyake (綾子), the participant in the obstacle course competition show "Kunoichi"
*Ayako Nakano (綾子), a Japanese ballerina
*Ayako Nishikawa (史子), a Japanese physician and TV tarento
*Ayako Okamoto (綾子), a Japanese professional golfer
*Ayako Shiraishi (文子), a Japanese voice actress
*Ayako Sono(綾子), a Japanese writer
*Ayako Uehara (彩子), a Japanese classical pianist
*Ayako Wakao (文子), a Japanese actress
*Irene Ayako Uchida, a Canadian scientist
*Princess Ayako of Takamado (絢子), the Princess of Japan

Fictional characters

;with the given name Ayako
*Ayako (彩子), a character in the anime and manga series "Slam Dunk"
*Ayako Yuuki (綾子), a character from the "Variable Geo" fighting game series
*Ayako Katagiri (彩子), a character in the video game "Tokimeki Memorial"

Other uses

*Ayako (奇子), a manga trilogy by Osamu Tezuka
*Ayako (亜也虎), a fictitious combat plane appears in the Shoot 'em up "194x series"