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 masculine given name in northern Germany and parts of Scandinavia. In Germany, it can also be spelled Aik or Aike and is considered one of the old "gentry names",¹ as a variation of the name Eike. It is derived from the Old German word Ekke/Ekka, which translates to "blade".²³⁴

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.

• 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; 1917–2017), Japanese vocalist and politician
• Aiko Asano (浅野 愛子; born 1958), Japanese actress and singer
• Aiko Climaco (born 1989), Filipino actress, model and comedian
• Aiko Doden (道傳 愛子; born 1965), Japanese news presenter
• Aiko Fujitani (1902–1965), Japanese religious leader in Hawaii
• Aiko Fukumorida (福盛田 藍子), Japanese manga artist
• Aiko Gibo (宜保 愛子; 1932–2003), Japanese occultist
• Aiko Gommers (born 2004), Belgian BMX racer
• Aiko Hayafune (早船 愛子; born 1980), Japanese team handball player
• Aiko Hayashi (林 愛子; born 1993), Japanese synchronized swimmer
• Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga (1924–2018), Japanese American political activist
• Aiko Horiuchi (堀内 愛子; born 1984), Japanese painter, writer, and actress
• Aiko Iguchi (井口 愛子; 1910–1984), Japanese pianist
• Aiko Ikuta (幾田 愛子; born 1985), Japanese singer
• Aiko Itō (いとう あいこ; born 1980), Japanese former actress
• Aiko Kaitou (皆藤 愛子; born 1984), Japanese newscaster, tarento and announcer
• Aiko Kayō (かよう 愛子; born 1985), Japanese singer and actress
• Aiko Kitahara (北原 愛子; born 1982), Japanese former pop singer and songwriter
• Aiko Kitahara (novelist) (北原 亞以子; 1938–2013), Japanese novelist
• Aiko Melendez (born 1975), Filipino actress and politician
• Aiko Mimasu (三益 愛子; 1910-1982), Japanese actress
• Aiko Miyake (三宅 愛子; born 1978), Japanese former freestyle swimmer
• Aiko Miyamura (宮村 愛子; born 1971), Japanese badminton player
• Aiko Miyanaga (宮永 愛子; born 1974), Japanese contemporary artist
• Aiko Miyawaki (宮脇 愛子; 1929–2014), Japanese sculptor
• Aiko Moriyama (森山 愛子; born 1985), Japanese singer
• Aiko Morishita (森下 愛子; born 1958), Japanese actress
• Aiko Nakagawa (born 1975), known as Lady Aiko, a Japanese street artist
• Aiko Nakamura (中村 藍子; born 1983), Japanese professional tennis player
• Aiko Okazaki (岡崎 愛子; born 1986), Japanese Paralympic archer
• Aiko Okumura (奥村 愛子; born 1980), Japanese singer
• Aiko Onozawa (小野沢 愛子; born 1945), Japanese former volleyball player
• Aiko Otake (大竹 愛子; born 1994), Japanese gravure idol
• Aiko Saito (齋藤 愛子; born 1958), Japanese sailor
• Aiko Sarwosri (born 1989), Indonesian model, chef, radio broadcaster and celebrity
• Aiko Satō (actress) (佐藤 藍子; born 1977), Japanese actress
• Aiko Satō (judoka) (佐藤 愛子; born 1983), Japanese judoka
• Aiko Satō (writer) (佐藤 愛子; 1923–2026), Japanese writer
• Aiko Shimajiri (島尻 安伊子; born 1965), Japanese politician
• Aiko Sugihara (杉原 愛子; born 1999), Japanese female artistic gymnast
• Aiko Takahama (高浜 愛子; born 1984), Japanese women's professional shogi player
• Aiko Uemura (上村 愛子; born 1979), Japanese freestyle skier
• Grace Aiko Nakamura (1927–2017), Japanese American educator
• Merle Aiko Okawara (大河原 愛子; born 1941), Japanese American businesswoman
• Jhené Aiko (born 1988), American singer/songwriter
• Makan Aïko (born 2001), French professional footballer

• 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