Yoriko

Yoriko

Gender	Female
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used

Yoriko (written: 頼子, 順子, 依子 or より子) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Yorico (より子, born 1984), Japanese singer-songwriter
• Yoriko Dōguchi (洞口 依子, born 1965), Japanese actress
• Yoriko Kawaguchi (川口 順子, born 1941), Japanese politician
• Yoriko Kunihara (國原 頼子, born 1985), Japanese judoka
• Yoriko Madoka (円 より子, born 1947), Japanese politician
• Yoriko Mekata (目加田 頼子, born 1960), Japanese television announcer
• Yoriko Okamoto (岡本 依子, born 1971), Japanese taekwondo practitioner
• Yoriko Shida (志田 順子, born 1935), Japanese javelin thrower
• Yoriko Shono (笙野 頼子, born 1956), Japanese writer

Fictional characters

• Yoriko Fujiwara (藤原 依子), a character in the manga series Tachibanakan To Lie Angle
• Yoriko Inui (乾 依子), a character in the anime series Just Because!
• Yoriko Matsumoto (松本 頼子), a character in the manga series Yuyushiki
• Yoriko Nikaidou (二階堂 頼子), a character in the manga series You're Under Arrest
• Yoriko Sudō (朱藤 依子), a character in the light novel series Lance N' Masques
• Yoriko Yasaka (八坂 頼子), a character in the light novel series Haiyore! Nyaruko-san