Hiroko

Hiroko

Hiroko Suzuki, a Japanese wrestling valet and promoter
Pronunciation	Hí-ro-ko
Gender	Female
Language(s)	Japanese
Origin
Meaning	It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.
Other names
Related names	Hiro Hiromi Hiroki

Hiroko (ひろこ, ヒロコ) is a common feminine Japanese given name.

Name Meanings

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, "wise child"
• 宏子, "large child"
• 広子, "broad child"
• 紘子, "large child"

The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

People

• Hiroko Anzai (ひろこ, born 1979), Japanese model and idol
• Hiroko Hatano (ひろ子, born 1975), Japanese supermodel and actress
• Hiroko Hayashi (singer) (林 寛子, born 1959), Japanese actress, singer and tarento
• Hiroko Konishi (小西 寛子, born 1975), Japanese voice actress
• Hiroko Mita (寛子, born 1966), Japanese singer and actress
• Hiroko Moriguchi (博子, born 1968), Japanese singer and tarento
• Hiroko Nakamura (紘子, born 1944), Japanese pianist
• Hiroko Ōta (弘子, born 1954), Japanese politician and researcher of economics
• Hiroko Sato (寛子, born 1985), Japanese gravure idol, actress and singer
• Hiroko Shimabukuro (寛子, born 1984), Ryukyuan musician
• Hiroko Suzuki (浩子, born 1975), Japanese professional wrestling valet and promoter
• Hiroko Yakushimaru (ひろ子, born 1964), Japanese actress and singer

Fictional characters

• Hiroko Ai, a character in the science fiction novel series Mars trilogy
• Hiroko Haruna (aka Laura), a character in the anime series Hamtaro
• Hiroko Takashiro (高城 寛子), a character in the anime series Black Bible