Namiko
Namiko is a girl name of Japanese origin, meaning Child.
What Namiko means
Child.
Namiko sits at 6 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Namiko comes from
Japanese given names are written in kanji, and the characters chosen carry the meaning as much as the sound does. The same pronunciation can be written several different ways, each shading the sense differently, so parents pick characters as deliberately as they pick the name itself.
Namiko is recorded as Japanese in origin. Browse other Japanese names.
How popular is Namiko?
In the girl name rankings we track, Namiko falls outside the top 100. That puts it in the broad middle ground where most names live: familiar to those who know it, uncommon enough to still feel like a choice.
Names like Namiko
These share Namiko's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Nanami — Seven seas.
- Akari — Light, brightness.
- Aoi — Hollyhock; the color blue.
- Emi — Beautiful blessing; smile.
- Hana — Flower, blossom.
- Haruka — Distant; spring.
- Himari — Facing the sun; sunflower.
- Hina — Sun, light.
- Hoshi — Star.
- Kaede — Maple leaf.
- Kiku — Chrysanthemum.
- Megumi — Blessing, grace.