Mitsuko

Mitsuko is a Japanese name for girls that carries the meaning 'child of light.' It is composed of the Japanese terms mitsu (光), meaning 'light,' and ko (子), meaning 'child.' Among the well-known personalities with this name are Japanese singer Mitsuko Shirai and Japanese-British pianist Mitsuko Uchida.

What does the name Mitsuko mean?

Mitsuko is a Japanese girl's name that can be translated as 'child of light.' It is made up of the words mitsu (光) for 'light' and ko (子) for 'child.' Notable bearers of the name include singer Mitsuko Shirai and pianist Mitsuko Uchida.

Where does the name Mitsuko come from?

The name Mitsuko has Japanese roots and means 'child of light.'

How do you pronounce Mitsuko?

Mitsuko is pronounced approximately like 'Mitzuko.'

Popularity

In Germany, Mitsuko is a rather rare first name. It has not made its mark in the German name popularity lists so far. Its best placement was in 2018, reaching 2,061st place in the Italian name charts. Over the last ten years, Mitsuko has been given less than ten times there, placing it at 5,278th in the ten-year statistics. Between 1999 and 2024, it ranks 7,492nd in Italy.

Famous people

• Mitsuko Baisho (Japanese actress)
• Mitsuko Horie (voice actress from Japan)
• Mitsuko Kusabue (Japanese actress)
• Mitsuko Mito (Japanese actress)
• Mitsuko Mori (Japanese actress)
• Mitsuko Shiga (Japanese writer)
• Mitsuko Shirai (German soprano)
• Mitsuko Uchida (Japanese pianist)
• Mitsuko Yokoyama (Japanese badminton player)
• Mitsuko Yoshida (badminton player from Japan)
• Mitsuko Yoshikawa (Japanese actress)