Yoko
洋子
A girl name with 3 common kanji spellings. The most typical, 洋子, combines ocean + child.
- Hiragana
- ようこ
- Katakana
- ヨウコ
- Romaji (Hepburn)
- Yōko
- Morae
- 3 ようこ
- Gender
- Girl
Kanji spellings
The same name can be written with different characters. Parents choose the kanji for its meaning.
洋子
- 洋ocean, Western
- 子child
陽子
- 陽sun, sunshine, positive
- 子child
葉子
- 葉leaf
- 子child
Nicknames
How friends and family might shorten Yoko. See the guide to -chan and -kun.
- ようちゃんyō-chan
- ようこちゃんyōko-chan
- よーちゃんyo-chan
As a full name
In Japanese the surname comes first.