Yūko

Yūko is a common female Japanese given name. Yūko can be written in Hiragana and Katakana or using different kanji characters that 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 and child"
• 由子 - "obey and child"

Famous persons with the given name Yūko

• Yūko Andō (優子), Japanese TV presenter and news anchor.
• Yuko Arimori (裕子), Professional marathon runner.
• Yuko Fueki (優子), 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), Japanese pair skater.
• Yuko Miyamura (優子), Japanese seiyū, actress, J-pop singer and sound director.
• Yuko Nakazawa (裕子), J-pop singer and actress, best known as one of the original members of the all-female J-pop group Morning Musume.
• Yuko Ogura (優子), Popular Japanese idol and model.
• Yūko Takeuchi (結子), Japanese actress.

Fictional characters with the given name Yūko

• Yuko Sakaki (祐子), Character in the novel Battle Royale, and the film and manga of the same name.
• Yūko Ichihara (壱原侑子), Character from the manga and anime xxxHolic.

See also

• "Yuko and Hiro", a Blur song