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Yoshiko

/joʊˈʃiːkoʊ/

Yoshiko proper noun: a female given name from Japanese.

Proper noun

Yoshiko

  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 of Yoshiko

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

Questions about Yoshiko

What does Yoshiko mean?
Yoshiko means a female given name from Japanese.
What part of speech is Yoshiko?
Yoshiko is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Yoshiko?
Yoshiko is pronounced /joʊˈʃiːkoʊ/.

Words near Yoshiko in the dictionary

  1. Yoshihisa
  2. Yoshiie
  3. Yoshika
  4. Yoshikawa
  5. Yoshikawas
  6. Yoshiko
  7. Yoshikuni
  8. Yoshimasa
  9. Yoshimatsu
  10. Yoshimi
  11. Yoshimitsu

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