Kiyoko (きよこ, キヨコ) is a feminine Japanese given name.

Kiyoko
PronunciationJapanese: [kijoꜜko]
English approximation: kee-YOH-koh
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
Region of originJapan
Other names
Related namesKiyomi
Kiyone
Kyoko

Possible writings

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Kiyoko can be written many ways using different kanji characters. Some versions of the name are:

  • 清子, meaning "pure child"
  • 憙よ子, meaning "rejoice-child"
  • 喜与子, meaning "rejoice, gift child"
  • 喜洋子, meaning "rejoice, ocean child"
  • 潔子, meaning "undefiled child", "virtuous child".

People

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  • Hayley Kiyoko (ヘイリー・キヨコ: born Hayley Kiyoko Alcroft), an American actress, singer-songwriter, musician, and dancer
  • Kiyoko Arai (あらい きよこ), a manga artist
  • Kiyoko Fukuda (福田 貴代子; born 1944), former First Lady of Japan, wife of Yasuo Fukuda
  • Kiyoko Fukuda (born 1970), Japanese former volleyball player
  • Kiyoko Murata (村田 喜代子; born 1945), Japanese writer
  • Kiyoko Ogawa (小川 清子, born 1946), Japanese sprinter
  • Kiyoko Okabe (岡部 喜代子, born 1949), Japanese judge
  • Kiyoko Ono (小野 清子; 1936–2021), a Japanese politician and former Olympic artistic gymnast
  • Kiyoko Sayama (佐山 聖子), a Japanese anime director
  • Kiyoko Shimahara (嶋原 清子; born 1976), a Japanese marathon runner
  • Kiyoko Matsumoto (松本 貴代子), a person known for having committed suicide by jumping into the crater of Mount Mihara in 1933 which started a trend all over Japan

Fictional characters named Kiyoko

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