Atsuko is a feminine Japanese given name.
Written forms Atsuko can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:
惇子, "kind, child" 淳子, "pure, child" 敦子, "kindliness, child" 篤子, "fervent, child" 厚子, "thick, child" 渥子, "kindness, child" 湊子, "harbor, child" 集子, "collect, child" 鳩子, "pigeon, child" 熱子, "heat, child" 温子, "warm, child" 充子, "sufficient, child" 貴子, "noble, child"
Atsuko is generally used as a girl's name. The final syllable "ko" is generally written with the kanji character for child (子). It is a common suffix to female names in Japan and usually indicates that it is a girl's name as masculine Japanese names rarely use the kanji for "child".
The name can also be written in hiragana あつこ or katakana アツコ.
Notable people with the name , Japanese novelist , Japanese actress , Japanese writer , Japanese female handball player , Japanese pacifist and teacher , Japanese singer and voice actress , Japanese jazz musician , Japanese-American filmmaker , fourth daughter of Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōjun , Japanese idol and singer , Japanese animator, storyboard artist and director , Japanese actress, model, singer, and author , Japanese cricketer , Japanese actress , Japanese singer, actress and idol , Japanese voice actress , Japanese cryptographer and number theorist , Japanese judoka , Japanese animator, character designer, and illustrator , Japanese athlete , Japanese graphic artist , Japanese actress and popular celebrity Atsuko Okatsuka (born 1988), Japanese-American stand-up comedian, actress, and writer , Japanese gravure idol, tarento and actress , Japanese pianist , Japanese classical pianist , Japanese politician , Japanese sport shooter , Japanese actress and voice actress , Japanese speed skater , Japanese voice actress and narrator , Japanese animator , Japanese avant-garde artist , Canadian Olympic ski jumper Atsuko Toko Fish (born 1988), Japanese-American philanthropist , Japanese former badminton player , Japanese former bureaucrat , Japanese karate competitor , Japanese musician , Japanese singer, vocalist of pop band Angela , Japanese voice actress
Fictional characters Atsuko Natsume (夏目 温子), known as Nuku Nuku, of the All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku anime (OVA & TV) series Atsuko Senoo (妹尾 あつこ), née Okamura, a character in the anime series Ojamajo Doremi Atsuko Urameshi (浦飯 温子), a character in the manga series Yu Yu Hakusho Atsuko "Akko" Kagami (加賀美 あつ子), titular heroine of Himitsu no Akko-chan Atsuko "Akko" Kagari (篝 敦子), a lead character from Little Witch Academia Atsuko Jackson (アツコ・ジャキソン), a character in the anime series Michiko & Hatchin Atsuko Mutsuzuka (六塚 温子), a character in the light novel series The Irregular at Magic High School Atsuko Hakari (秤 アツコ), a character in the role-playing video game Blue Archive
See also 8414 Atsuko, a main-belt asteroid