Yukiko
/jɯ̟ᵝˈkʲi̥ko/noun
A Japanese feminine given name whose meaning varies according to the kanji used to write it.
Did you know?Japanese names can preserve multiple symbolic meanings because the same pronunciation may be written with different kanji, including 雪子, literally “snow child.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Japonic
Proto-Japonic
*yuki
“Reconstructed ancestor of the Japanese word for snow; the exact reconstruction is debated.”
Old Japanese
Old Japanese
yuki
“Snow.”
Old Japanese
Old Japanese
ko
“Child; also a traditional element in personal names.”
Late 19th–20th Century
Japanese
Yukiko
“A feminine given name formed from yuki plus ko, with meaning determined by the selected kanji.”
Modern English
English
Yukiko
“A Japanese personal name used internationally.”