Riku
Appearance
Gender | Male |
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Origin | |
Meaning | The Finnish form of "Richard" Japanese name meaning "handsome" although other meanings are possible depending on the character(s) used in the name[1] |
Riku is both a masculine Finnish given name and a unisex Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
- Riku Hahl (born 1980), Finnish NHL hockey player
- Riku Heini (born 1990), Finnish footballer for FC Lahti
- Riku Helenius (born 1988), Finnish NHL hockey player
- Riku Kiri (born 1963), Finnish sportsman
- Riku Lätti (born 1973), South African singer, songwriter and writer
- Riku Moriyama, Japanese voice actress
- Riku Rantala (born 1974), Finnish journalist and presenter
- Riku Riski (born 1989), Finnish midfielder footballer, who represents Turun Palloseura of Veikkausliiga
- Riku Sanjo (born 1964), Japanese manga artist
Fictional characters
- Riku Kitazawa, character in the Gravitation universe
- Riku Harada, character in D.N.Angel media
- Riku Miyagusuku, character in the Blood+ universe
- Riku (Kino's Journey), character in Kino's Journey media
- Riku (Kingdom Hearts), character in Kingdom Hearts media
- Riku, Character in The Journal Of Platina Parlour from Re:On Comics