Ayako

Ayako is a feminine Japanese given name.

Possible writings
Ayako can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: The name can also be written in hiragana (あやこ) or katakana (アヤコ).
 * 文子, "writings, child"
 * 綾子, "twill, child"
 * 絢子, "kimono design, child"
 * 彩子, "coloring, child"
 * 順子, "order, child"
 * 礼子, "courtesy, child"
 * 亜矢子, "Asia, arrow, child"
 * 安夜子, "peaceful, night, child"

People with the name

 * Ayako Enomoto (榎本 亜弥子), Japanese model and actress
 * Ayako Fuchigami (渕上 綾子), Japanese politician
 * Ayako Fuji (藤 あや子), Japanese enka singer
 * Ayako Fujitani (藤谷 文子), Japanese writer, actress and daughter of Steven Seagal
 * Ayako Hamada (浜田 文子), Japanese-Mexican professional wrestler
 * Ayako Hara (原 綾子), Japanese model and beauty pageant winner
 * Ayako Hirose (広瀬 綾子), Japanese tennis player
 * Ayako Ikeda (池田 綾子), Japanese singer-songwriter
 * Ayako Imoto (井本 絢子), Japanese comedian
 * Ayako Ishigaki (石垣 綾子), Japanese-born American journalist
 * Ayako Ito (伊藤 綾子), Japanese announcer
 * Ayako Jinnouchi (陣内 綾子), Japanese middle-distance runner
 * Ayako Kato (加藤 綾子), Japanese announcer
 * Ayako Kawasumi (川澄 綾子), Japanese voice actress and pop singer
 * Ayako Kimura (木村 文子), Japanese hurdler
 * Ayako Kitamoto (北本 綾子), Japanese women's footballer
 * Ayako Matsumura (松村 亜矢子), Japanese synchronized swimmer
 * Ayako Miura (三浦 綾子), Japanese novelist
 * Ayako Miyazaki (born 1982), Japanese cricketer
 * Ayako Moriya (守谷 絢子), former Japanese princess
 * Ayako Nakano (swimmer) (中野 亜弥子), Japanese swimmer
 * Ayako Nakayama (中山 綾子), Japanese cricketer
 * Ayako Nishikawa (西川 史子), Japanese physician and television personality
 * Ayako Okamoto (岡本 綾子), Japanese golfer
 * Ayako Ōnuma (大沼 綾子), Japanese volleyball player
 * Ayako Sakuramoto (櫻本 絢子), Japanese badminton player
 * Ayako Sana (眞 恵子), Japanese volleyball player
 * Ayako Sanada (真田 彩子), Japanese shogi player
 * Ayako Shiraishi (白石 文子), Japanese voice actress
 * Ayako Shirasaki (白崎 彩子), Japanese jazz musician
 * Ayako Shōda (正田 絢子), Japanese sport wrestler
 * Ayako Sono (曽野 綾子), Japanese writer
 * Ayako Tsubaki (椿 文子), Japanese speed skater
 * Ayako Tsuru (born 1941), Mexican artist
 * Ayako Uehara (golfer) (上原 彩子), Japanese golfer
 * Ayako Uehara (pianist) (上原 彩子), Japanese classical pianist
 * Ayako Wakao (若尾 文子), Japanese actress
 * Ayako Yoshida (吉田 理子), Japanese rower
 * Ayako Yoshikawa (吉川 綾子), Japanese sprinter and long jumper

Fictional characters

 * Ayako (彩子), a character in the manga series Slam Dunk
 * Ayako Katagiri (片桐 彩子), a character in the video game Tokimeki Memorial
 * Ayako Yuuki (結城 綾子), a character in the video game series Variable Geo