Yūko

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Yūko


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caption= Yūko Kawaguchi, a Japanese pair skater
pronunciation=
gender = Female
meaning = It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.
region = Japanese
origin = Japanese
related names = Yū
Yūka
Yūki
footnotes =

nihongo|Yūko or Yuko|ゆうこ, ユウコ is a common feminine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

Yūko can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
*優子, "gentle, child"
*裕子, "fertile, child"
*祐子, "helpful, child"
*夕子, "evening, child"
*有子, "qualified, child"
*悠子, "eternal, child"
*侑子, "leading, child"
*結子, "bind, child"
*由子, "reason, child"The given name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

Real people

;with the given name Yūko
*Yūko Andō (優子), a Japanese TV presenter and news anchor
*Yuko Arimori (裕子), a Japanese marathon runner
*Yuko Fueki (優子), a Japanese actress who is most popular in South Korea, known as Yu Min
*Yuko Hara (由子), plays the keyboards for Southern All Stars
*Yuko Kawaguchi (悠子), a Japanese pair skater
*Yuko Miyamura (優子), a Japanese voice actress, actress, J-pop singer and sound director
*Yuko Nakazawa (裕子), a J-pop singer and actress
*Yuko Ogura (優子), a Japanese idol and model
*Yuko Sano, a Japanese volleyball player
*Yuko Fukushima (優子), a Japanese anchorwoman for "News Today 30 Minutes"
*Yūko Takeuchi (結子), a Japanese actress
*Yūko Minaguchi (裕子), a Japanese voice actress
*Yūko Mizutani (優子), a Japanese voice actress

Fictional characters

;with the given name Yūko
*Yuko Sakaki (祐子), a character in the novel "Battle Royale", and the film and manga of the same name
*Yūko Ichihara (壱原侑子), a character from the manga and anime "xxxHolic"
*Yuko Asou (優子), the main character in the "Valis" series

ee also

* "Yuko and Hiro", a Blur song
* 5291 Yuuko, a Main-belt Asteroid