Shikiko
Shikiko is a girl name of Japanese origin, meaning Child.
What Shikiko means
Child.
Shikiko sits at 7 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Shikiko 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.
Shikiko is recorded as Japanese in origin. Browse other Japanese names.
How popular is Shikiko?
Shikiko is not in the current top 100 girl names we track. In practice that means a child called Shikiko is unlikely to be one of three in a classroom — the name is established and recognisable, just not in heavy circulation right now.
Names like Shikiko
These share Shikiko's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Sachiko — Child of happiness.
- Sakura — Cherry blossom.
- Sora — Sky.
- 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.