Machiko
Machiko
is a feminine given name of Japanese origin. It can be written with the characters for know; wisdom and child, although it can have a number of other different meanings depending on which kanji characters are used to write it. Machiko may also be written using the katakana or hiragana writing systems.
Written forms
Forms in kanji can include:- 真智子, "true, wisdom, child"
- 真千子, "true, thousand, child"
- 真知子, "true, knowledge, child"
- 町子, "town, child"
- 街子, "city, child"
- 待子, "wait, child"
- 茉茅子, "jasmine, miscanthus, child"
- 麻知子, "hemp, knowledge, child"
People with the name
- Machiko Aizawa, Japanese badminton player
- Machiko Hasegawa, Japanese manga artist
- Machiko Kawana, Japanese voice actress
- Machiko Kyō, Japanese actress
- Machiko Nakanishi, Japanese triathlete
- Ogimachi Machiko a Japanese noble lady, scholar and memoirist, member of the Ōgimachi family of court nobles during the Edo period.
- Machiko Ono, Japanese actress
- Machico, better known by her stage name Machico, Japanese singer and voice actress
- Machiko Satonaka, Japanese manga artist
- Machiko Soga, Japanese actress and voice actress
- Machiko Tezuka, Japanese idol and singer
- Machiko Toyoshima, Japanese manga artist
- Machiko Washio, Japanese actress and voice actress
- Machiko Yamada, Japanese figure skater and coach
Fictional characters
- Machiko Mai, main character of the Miss Machiko manga and anime series
- Machiko Noguchi, protagonist of the Aliens vs. Predator novel series