Yoshiko

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/joʊˈʃiːkoʊ/

proper noun

A female given name from Japanese.

OriginJapanese 美子 →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A female given name from Japanese.

    A second daughter, Emma Yoshiko Hedican, was born on November 17, 2005.

    2013, Judy L. Hasday, Kristi Yamaguchi, Infobase Publishing, page 76

Origin

  1. Japanese美子
  2. EnglishYoshiko

Borrowed from Japanese 美子, 芳子 (よしこ, Yoshiko, literally “good, excellent child”).

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APA

Yoshiko. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yoshiko

MLA

“Yoshiko.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yoshiko. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Yoshiko,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yoshiko.

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