Rieko

Rieko
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
Meaningdifferent meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Related namesRie
Reiko
Rei

Rieko (りえこ, リエコ) is a feminine Japanese given name.

Written forms

Rieko can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:

  • 理恵子, "logic, blessing, child"
  • 梨枝子, "pear, branch, child"
  • 利恵子, "profit, blessing, child"
  • 里江子, "hometown, creek, child"
  • 理絵子, "logic, picture, child"
  • 理枝子, "logic, branch, child"

The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

People

  • Rieko Amano (天野 理恵子; born 1976), Japanese retired professional wrestler under the ring name Carlos Amano
  • Rieko Ioane, a New Zealand rugby union player
  • Rieko Ito (利恵子), a member of the J-pop band Round Table
  • Rieko Kodama (理恵子), a Japanese video game designer
  • Rieko Matsunaga (松永 里絵子; born 1979), Japanese rhythmic gymnast
  • Rieko Matsuura (松浦 理英子; born 1958), Japanese novelist and short story writer
  • Rieko Miura (理恵子), a J-pop singer and actress
  • Rieko Miyoshi (天野 理恵子; born 1976), Japanese singer/songwriter and pianist under the stage name Kotringo
  • Rieko Nakagawa (中川李枝子), a Japanese children's book writer and lyricist
  • Rieko Saibara (西原 理恵子; born 1964), Japanese manga artist
  • Rieko Takahashi (高橋 理恵子; born 1967), Japanese actress and voice actress
  • Rieko Yauchi (矢内 理絵子; born 1980), Japanese women's professional shogi player

Fictional characters

  • Rieko, an android in the manga, tokusatsu, and anime series Kikaider