is a feminine Japanese given name.
Written forms in Japanese The name Mariko can be written using various kanji characters, each of which has a different meaning, such as the following:
, "ball" + "child" , "truth" + "child" , "long distance" + "child" , "jasmine" + "child" , "hemp" + "village (country house)" + "child"
The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana:
(hiragana) (katakana)
People Notable people with the given name Mariko include:
, Japanese triathlete , Japanese writer , Japanese writer, critic, and former bureaucrat Mariko Daouda (born 1981), Ivorian football player Mariko Ebralidze (), a Georgian jazz singer , Japanese singer, lyricist, composer and actress , Japanese zoologist and anthropologist , Japanese writer Mariko Hill (born 1995) Hong Kong cricketer , Japanese voice actress , Japanese manga artist , Japanese actress , Japanese AV idol and pink film actress , Japanese figure skater , Japanese novelist , Japanese actress, voice actress, J-pop singer and radio personality Mariko Kusumoto (born 1967), Japanese artist , Japanese softball player , Japanese actress, singer, and advocate for children with disabilities , Japanese video and photographic artist , Japanese volleyball player , Japanese triple jumper Mariko Nagai (born 1974), Japanese-born poet and writer who writes in English Mariko Nanba, (), a Japanese video game composer , Japanese science fiction writer , Japanese bilingual journalist , Japanese stage and film actress , Japanese volleyball player and Olympic champion , Japanese model and actress , Japanese newsroom announcer Mariko Peters (born 1969) Dutch politician and civil servant as well as lawyer , Japanese synchronized swimmer , Japanese modern dancer, choreographer and director , Japanese announcer and former model , Japanese idol star and voice actress Mariko Shimizu (), a Japanese novelist , Japanese singer, actress and fashion model Mariko Silver, American president and CEO of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts , Japanese wife of the former Prime Minister of Japan, Yoshihide Suga , Japanese voice actress , Japanese singer , Japanese model and actress , Japanese gymnast , Japanese cultural icon for the deaf and hard of hearing Mariko Tamaki (born 1975), Canadian artist and writer , Japanese professional footballer , Japanese singer, actor and essayist , Japanese actress , Japanese female professional wrestler , Japanese-American social worker , Japanese former cricketer , Japanese retired professional wrestler , Japanese volleyball player and Olympic champion , Japanese fencer , Japanese filmmaker
Fictional characters Notable fictional characters with the given name Mariko include:
Mariko, a character in the newspaper and webcomic strip Piled Higher and Deeper Mariko Konjo, a character in the anime and manga series Ranma ½ Mariko Kurama, a supporting character of the anime series Elfen Lied Mariko "Marie" Kusumi, a supporting character in Persona 4 Mariko Shinobu, a character in the anime and manga series Onii-sama e... Mariko Takeda, a fictional character from the comic book series W.I.T.C.H Mariko Tanaka, a character in the video game Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi Mariko Toda, a character in the novel Shōgun Mariko Uehara, a character from the television drama Nobuta wo Produce Mariko Uki, a character in the Japanese horror movie Ju-on: The Grudge Mariko Yashida, a character that appears in various comic books published by Marvel Comics
References Dictionnaire des prénoms - Larousse - 2009