Mariko (given name)
Mariko is a feminine Japanese given name.
Written forms in Japanese
The name Mariko can be written using various kanji characters, each of which has a different meaning, such as the following:- , "ball" + "child"
- , "truth" + "child"
- , "long distance" + "child"
- , "jasmine" + "child"
- , "hemp" + "village " + "child"
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People
Notable people with the given name Mariko include:- Mariko Adachi, Japanese triathlete
- Mariko Asabuki, Japanese writer
- Mariko Bando, Japanese writer, critic, and former bureaucrat
- Mariko Daouda, Ivorian football player
- Mariko Ebralidze, a Georgian jazz singer
- Mariko Gotō, Japanese singer, lyricist, composer and actress
- Mariko Hasegawa, Japanese zoologist and anthropologist
- Mariko Hayashi, Japanese writer
- Mariko Hill Hong Kong cricketer
- Mariko Honda, Japanese voice actress
- Mariko Iwadate, Japanese manga artist
- Mariko Kaga, Japanese actress
- Mariko Kawana, Japanese AV idol and pink film actress
- Mariko Kihara, Japanese figure skater
- Mariko Koike, Japanese novelist
- Mariko Kouda, Japanese actress, voice actress, J-pop singer and radio personality
- Mariko Kusumoto, Japanese artist
- Mariko Masubuchi, Japanese softball player
- Mariko Miyagi, Japanese actress, singer, and advocate for children with disabilities
- Mariko Mori, Japanese video and photographic artist
- Mariko Mori (volleyball), Japanese volleyball player
- Mariko Morimoto, Japanese triple jumper
- Mariko Nagai, Japanese-born poet and writer who writes in English
- Mariko Nanba,, a Japanese video game composer
- Mariko Ōhara, Japanese science fiction writer
- Mariko Oi, Japanese bilingual journalist
- Mariko Okada, Japanese stage and film actress
- Mariko Okamoto, Japanese volleyball player and Olympic champion
- Mariko Okubo, Japanese model and actress
- Mariko Ooe, Japanese newsroom announcer
- Mariko Peters Dutch politician and civil servant as well as lawyer
- Mariko Sakai, Japanese synchronized swimmer
- Mariko Sanjo, Japanese modern dancer, choreographer and director
- Mariko Seyama, Japanese announcer and former model
- Mariko Shiga, Japanese idol star and voice actress
- Mariko Shimizu, a Japanese novelist
- Mariko Shinoda, Japanese singer, actress and fashion model
- Mariko Silver, American president and CEO of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
- Mariko Suga, Japanese wife of the former Prime Minister of Japan, Yoshihide Suga
- Mariko Suzuki, Japanese voice actress
- Mariko Takahashi (singer), Japanese singer
- Mariko Takahashi (model and actress), Japanese model and actress
- Mariko Takahashi (gymnast), Japanese gymnast
- Mariko Takamura, Japanese cultural icon for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Mariko Tamaki, Canadian artist and writer
- Mariko Tanaka, Japanese professional footballer
- Mariko Tone, Japanese singer, actor and essayist
- Mariko Tsutsui, Japanese actress
- Plum Mariko, Japanese female professional wrestler
- Mariko Yamada, Japanese-American social worker
- Mariko Yamamoto, Japanese former cricketer
- Mariko Yoshida, Japanese retired professional wrestler
- Mariko Yoshida (volleyball), Japanese volleyball player and Olympic champion
- Mariko Yoshikawa, Japanese fencer
- Tetsuya Mariko, Japanese filmmaker
Fictional characters
Notable fictional characters with the given name Mariko include:- Mariko, a character in the newspaper and webcomic strip Piled Higher and Deeper
- Mariko Konjo, a character in the anime and manga series Ranma ½
- Mariko Kurama, a supporting character of the anime series Elfen Lied
- Mariko Shinobu, a character in the anime and manga series Onii-sama e...
- Mariko Takeda, a fictional character from the comic book series W.I.T.C.H
- Mariko Tanaka, a character in the video game Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi
- Mariko Toda, a character in the novel Shōgun
- Mariko Uehara, a character from the television drama Nobuta wo Produce
- Mariko Uki, a character in the Japanese horror movie Ju-on: The Grudge
- Mariko Yashida, a character that appears in various comic books published by Marvel Comics