Aiko

Aiko (あいこ, アイコ) is a feminine Japanese given name.

Aikō (愛甲) is a Japanese surname, also romanized as Aikoh or Aiko.

Aiko or Ayko is also a traditional male given name in Scandinavia and especially northern Germany. In Germany it is considered one of the old "gentry names". It is a variation of the name Ekke or Eike. Ekke translates to "blade".

Possible meanings
The meaning varies depending on the kanji used to write it. Several written forms include:
 * 愛子 — Love, child, child of love
 * 愛幸 — Love fortune.
 * 葵子 — Hollyhock and child; the same kanji can be used to write Riko and Kiko as well as the more similar Aoko, Aoiko, and Ako.
 * 藍子- Indigo, child.

Notable people with this name

 * Aiko (Czech singer), a Czech singer-songwriter
 * Aiko (Japanese singer) (愛子), a Japanese singer-songwriter
 * Aiko, Princess Toshi (愛子内親王), a Japanese princess
 * Aiko Anzai (安西愛子), a vocalist and politician
 * Aiko Asano (浅野愛子), an actress and singer
 * Aiko Dinale (愛子), a Japanese Italian Robot scientist
 * Aiko Doden (道傳愛子), a news presenter
 * Aiko Fukumorida (福盛田藍子), a manga artist
 * Aiko Gibo (宜保愛子), an occultist
 * Aiko Hayashi (林 愛子), Japanese synchronized swimmer
 * Aiko Iguchi (井口愛子), a pianist
 * Aiko Ikuta (幾田愛子), a singer
 * Aiko Itō (いとうあいこ), an actress
 * Aiko Kaito (皆藤愛子), an announcer
 * Aiko Kayō (嘉陽愛子), a pop singer
 * Aiko Kitahara (novelist) (北原亞以子), a novelist
 * Aiko Kitahara (singer) (北原愛子), a singer
 * Aiko Klostermann, a German computer scientist
 * Aiko Melendez, popular actress in the Philippines
 * Aiko Mimasu (三益愛子), an actress
 * Aiko Miyake (三宅愛子), a freestyle swimmer
 * Aiko Miyamura (宮村 愛子), Japanese badminton player
 * Aiko Miyawaki (宮脇 愛子), Japanese sculptor
 * Aiko Moriyama (森山愛子), a singer
 * Aiko Nakagawa, a street artist also known as Lady Aiko
 * Aiko Nakamura (中村藍子), a professional tennis player
 * Aiko Okumura (奥村愛子), a singer
 * Aiko Onozawa (ja:小野沢 愛子), a Japanese former volleyball player
 * Aiko Saito (齋藤 愛子), Japanese sailor
 * Aiko Satō (writer) (佐藤 愛子), Japanese writer
 * Aiko Sato (actress) (佐藤 藍子), Japanese actress
 * Aiko Sato (judoka) (佐藤 愛子), Japanese judoka
 * Aiko Sarwosri Isra (born 1989), Indonesian model, chef, radio broadcaster and celebrity
 * Aiko Shimajiri (島尻あい子), a politician
 * Aiko Takahama (高浜愛子, born 1984), women's professional shogi player
 * Aiko Uemura (上村愛子), a mogul skier
 * Jhené Aiko, an American singer/songwriter

Fictional characters

 * Aiko, an anime-style 3D figure created by DAZ3D
 * Aiko Senoo (妹尾 あいこ) (Mirabelle Haywood), a character in the shōjo anime Ojamajo Doremi
 * Aiko Miyazaki (Honey Lemon), a Marvel Comics superhero associated with Big Hero 6, a Japanese team
 * Aiko Tanaka (田中 愛子), a character and the primary love interest of the slice of life manga Oyasumi Punpun
 * Aiko Takada, a character from the fantasy manga Elfen Lied
 * Aiko Yumi, a Japanese college professor and a dateable character in the dating simulation videogame HuniePop