Mariko (given name)
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is a common feminine Japanese given name
. In Georgian
, Mariko is the diminutive form of Mari (or Mary
).
characters and can mean:
The name can also be written in hiragana
or katakana
.
Japanese name
in modern times usually consist of a family name , followed by a given name. "Middle names" are not generally used.Japanese names are usually written in kanji, which are characters of usually Chinese origin in Japanese pronunciation...
. In Georgian
Georgian language
Georgian is the native language of the Georgians and the official language of Georgia, a country in the Caucasus.Georgian is the primary language of about 4 million people in Georgia itself, and of another 500,000 abroad...
, Mariko is the diminutive form of Mari (or Mary
Mary (given name)
Mary is a feminine given name, the English form of the name Maria, which was in turn a Latin form of the Greek names Μαριαμ, or Mariam, and Μαρια, or Maria, found in the New Testament. Both New Testament names were forms of the Hebrew name מִרְיָם or Miryam.The usual meaning given by various...
).
Possible writings in Japanese
Mariko can be written using different kanjiKanji
Kanji are the adopted logographic Chinese characters hanzi that are used in the modern Japanese writing system along with hiragana , katakana , Indo Arabic numerals, and the occasional use of the Latin alphabet...
characters and can mean:
- 鞠子, "ball, child"
- 真理子, "truth, child"
- 万里子, "long distance, child"
- 茉莉子, "jasmine, child"
- 麻里子
The name can also be written in hiragana
Hiragana
is a Japanese syllabary, one basic component of the Japanese writing system, along with katakana, kanji, and the Latin alphabet . Hiragana and katakana are both kana systems, in which each character represents one mora...
or katakana
Katakana
is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji, and in some cases the Latin alphabet . The word katakana means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana scripts are derived from components of more complex kanji. Each kana represents one mora...
.
- Mariko Do (真理子), a Japanese announcer
- Mariko IwadateMariko Iwadateis a Japanese shōjo manga artist who writes primarily for Margaret and Young You. She won the 1992 Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo for Uchi no Mama ga iu Koto ni wa, and her manga Ichigatsu ni wa Christmas was adapted as an anime OVA in 1991.- External links :* at The Ultimate Manga Page*...
(真理子), a Japanese manga artist - Mariko KōdaMariko Kodais a seiyū, J-Pop singer and radio personality born on September 5, 1969 in Miyashiro, Minami Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. She graduated from Kasukabe Kyōei High School and went on to major in Communications at Tamagawa University in Machida City, Tokyo, graduating in 1990...
(マリ子), a Japanese voice actress and J-pop singer - Mariko MoriMariko MoriMariko Mori is a Japanese video and photographic artist. While studying at Bunka Fashion College, she worked as a fashion model in the late 1980s. This strongly influenced her early works, such as Play with Me, in which she takes control of her role in the image, becoming an exotic, alien...
(万里子), a Japanese video and photographic artist - Mariko MorikawaMariko Morikawais a Japanese AV idol known for her very large, natural breasts. Though publicity touted her Japanese brassiere size as a 124-centimeter "Q-cup," her premier video stated that she was a 104-centimeter I-cup.-Life and career:...
(まりこ), a Japanese AV idol - Mariko NanbaMariko Nanbais a Japanese video game composer, best known for scoring many recent Sonic the Hedgehog games, as well as her work on Panzer Dragoon Saga.-Scores composed:* Knuckles' Chaotix - with Tatsuya Kousaki and Junko Shiratsu...
, (真理子), a Japanese video game composer - Mariko NishiwakiMariko NishiwakiMariko Mori is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Toray Arrows. She served as sub captain of the team between 2008 and 2010.Her maiden name was Mariko Nishiwaki....
(万里子), a Japanese volleyball player - Mariko ŌharaMariko Oharais a Japanese science fiction writer. In her teens, she wrote Kirk/Spock fan fiction. She graduated from Seisin University and her writing career began in 1980....
(まり子), a Japanese science fiction writer - Mariko OkadaMariko OkadaMariko Okada is a Japanese actress. She is married to film director Yoshishige Yoshida.Her father was the noted silent film actor Tokihiko Okada, who before his early death starred in Yasujiro Ozu's Tokyo Chorus...
(茉莉子), a Japanese actress - Mariko OkamotoMariko Okamotois a Japanese volleyball player and Olympic champion.She was a member of the Japanese winning team at the 1976 Olympic games.-References:...
(眞理子), a Japanese volleyball player - Mariko PetersMariko PetersMariko Peters is a Dutch politician and former civil servant and lawyer. She has been an MP since November 30, 2006...
, a Dutch politician - Mariko SuzukiMariko Suzukiis a seiyū who works for Aoni Production.-Anime:*Yu Takigawa in Air Master*Harumi Ikuhara in DearS*Tenko Himemiya in Detective Conan*Chigusa Iino in Green Green*Sarasa Wichita in Gunparade March*Urd in Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok...
(麻里子), a Japanese voice actress - Mariko ShigaMariko Shigawas an idol star and voice actress born in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture. She attended and graduated from Funabashi Municipal High School before enrolling in the University of California, Riverside in 1989...
(真理子), a Japanese idol and voice actrees - Mariko Shimizu (マリコ), a Japanese novelist
- Mariko ShinodaMariko Shinodais a singer, actress, fashion model, and one of members of the Japanese idol group AKB48.- Life and career :In October 2005 she failed an audition to be one of founding members of AKB48. She started working at a café in then-Akihabara 48 Theater as a staff member...
(麻里子), a member of the Japanese idol group AKB48 - Mariko Takahashi (disambiguation), multiple people
- Mariko TakamuraMariko Takamurais a cultural icon for the deaf and hard of hearing in Japan. She has overcome many barriers to deafness in her home country to the benefit of thousands of deaf people in Japan...
(まりこ), a Japanese deaf artist, writer, and performer - Mariko YamadaMariko YamadaMariko Yamada is a Democratic assemblywoman from California's 8th Assembly district. Assemblywoman Yamada was elected in 2008 after defeating West Sacramento mayor Christopher Cabaldon in a competitive Democratic primary, a defeat that many considered an upset win for Yamada...
, a Democratic assemblywoman in the U.S. - Mariko YoshidaMariko Yoshida, is a Japanese professional wrestler best known for her work with the ARSION wrestling promotion, where she was also head trainer.-Professional wrestling career:...
(万里子), a Japanese professional wrestler - Mariko YoshidaMariko Yoshida (volleyball)is a Japanese volleyball player and Olympic champion.She was a member of the Japanese winning team at the 1976 Olympic games.-References:...
(真理子), a Japanese volleyball player - MC MarikoMari PajalahtiMC Mariko is one of two lead singers of Kwan. She has also acted in a Finnish TV soap opera called Salatut elämät in the role of Virpi Hurme from 1999 to 2000...
, one of the two vocalists of the FinnishFinlandFinland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
band KwanKwan (band)Kwan is a hip hop/pop music group from Helsinki, Finland. Most visible members of the band are the two vocalists Mariko and Tidjan... - Plum MarikoPlum MarikoPlum Mariko was a Japanese female professional wrestler who wrestled for Japanese Women's Pro Wrestling from 1986 to 1992 and then, JWP from 1992 until her death in 1997...
(麻里子), a Japanese professional wrestler
Fictional characters
- Mariko, a character in the newspaper and web comic strip Piled Higher and DeeperPiled Higher and DeeperPiled Higher and Deeper - Life in Academia , is a newspaper and web comic strip written and drawn by Jorge Cham that follows the lives of several grad students...
- Mariko Konjo (マリ子) a character in the anime and manga series Ranma ½
- Mariko Kurama, a supporting character of the anime series Elfen LiedElfen Liedis a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Lynn Okamoto. A thirteen-episode anime television series adaptation was produced by the studio ARMS and broadcast on TV Tokyo from July to October 2004. The anime was later licensed in North America on DVD by ADV Films...
- Mariko Tanaka, a character in the Wing Commander computer game series
- Mariko YashidaMariko Yashidais a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Chris Claremont and John Byrne, the character first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #118 .-Fictional character biography:...
, a character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics - The name of Rika Nishina's best friend in the Japanese horror movie "Ju-on: The GrudgeJu-on: The Grudgeis a 2003 Japanese horror film written and directed by Takashi Shimizu. The film is the third entry in the Ju-on series and is the first film theatrically released...
" is Mariko - Mariko Takeda,a fictional character from the comic book series W.I.T.C.H
- Lady Mariko Buntaro-Toda in Shogun (book and miniseries)
- Mariko, a character in the comic book series Usagi YojimboUsagi Yojimbois a comic book series created by Stan Sakai in 1987. In 2011 IGN ranked Miyamoto Usagi 92nd in the top 100 comic books heroes.-Concept:Set primarily at the beginning of Edo period of Japan , with anthropomorphic animals replacing humans, the series features a rabbit ronin, Miyamoto Usagi, whom...