Machiko

Machiko (マチコ, まちこ) is a feminine given name of Japanese origin. It can be written with the characters for know; wisdom (machi) and child (ko), 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.

Possible writings

 * 真智子, "true, wisdom, child"
 * 真千子, "true, thousand, child"
 * 真治子, "true, govern, child"
 * 茉千子, "jasmine, thousand, child"
 * 舞稚子, "dance, young, child"
 * 舞地子, "dance, earth, child"
 * 茉茅子, "jasmine, miscanthus, child"
 * 茉智子, "jasmine, wisdom, child"

People with the name

 * Machiko Aizawa (相沢 マチ子), Japanese badminton player
 * Machiko Hasegawa (長谷 川町子), Japanese manga artist
 * Machiko Kawana (川名 真知子), Japanese voice actress
 * Machiko Kyō (京 マチ子), Japanese actress
 * Machiko Nakanishi (中西 真知子), Japanese triathlete
 * Ōgimachi Machiko (正親町町子) a Japanese noble lady, scholar and memoirist, member of the Ōgimachi family of court nobles during the Edo period.
 * Machiko Ono (尾野 真千子), Japanese actress
 * Machiko Saitō (齊藤 真知子), better known by her stage name Machico, Japanese singer and voice actress
 * Machiko Satonaka (里中 満智子), Japanese manga artist
 * Machiko Soga (曽我 町子), Japanese actress and voice actress
 * Machiko Tezuka (手束 真知子), Japanese idol and singer
 * Machiko Toyoshima (豊嶋 真千子), Japanese manga artist
 * Machiko Washio (鷲尾 真知子), Japanese actress and voice actress
 * Machiko Yamada (山田 満知子), Japanese figure skater and coach

Fictional characters

 * Machiko Hasegawa (長谷 川町子), a character from the Japanese newspaper comic strip Sazae-san
 * Machiko Mai (マチコ先生), main character of the Miss Machiko manga and anime series
 * Machiko Noguchi (野口真千子), protagonist of the Aliens vs. Predator novel series