Machiko

Machiko (マチコ, まちこ) feminine given name. The name is of Japanese origins^[1] and can be written with the characters for know; wisdom (machi) and child (ko).^[2] Although it can have a number of other different meanings depending on which kanji characters are used to write it. Machiko may also be written using the katakana or hiragana writing systems.

Possible writings

• 真智子, "true, wisdom, child"
• 真千子, "true, thousand, child"
• 真治子, "true, govern, child"
• 茉千子, "jasmine, thousand, child"
• 舞稚子, "dance, young, child"
• 舞地子, "dance, earth, child"
• 茉茅子, "jasmine, miscanthus, child"
• 茉智子, "jasmine, wisdom, child"

People

• Machiko Aizawa, Japanese former badminton player
• Machiko Hasegawa (長谷川 町子, 1920–1992), Japanese manga artist
• Machiko Kawana (川名 真知子, born 1983), Japanese voice actress best known for voicing Kaoru Matsubara/Powered Buttercup in the Japanese version of the hit animated TV series The Powerpuff Girls
• Machiko Kyō (京 マチ子, born 1924), Japanese actress
• Machiko Nakanishi (中西 真知子, born 1976), Japanese triathlete
• Machiko Ono (尾野 真千子, born 1981), Japanese actress
• Machiko Satonaka (里中 満智子, born 1948), Japanese shōjo manga artist
• Machiko Soga (曽我 町子, 1938–2006), Japanese actress and voice actress
• Machiko Tezuka (手束 真知子, born 1986), Japanese idol and singer
• Machiko Toyoshima (豊嶋 真千子, born 1971), Japanese manga artist
• Machiko Washio (鷲尾 真知子, born 1949), Japanese actress and voice actress
• Machiko Yamada (山田 満知子, born 1943), Japanese figure skater and coach

Fictional characters

• Machiko Hasegawa (長谷 川町子), a character from the Japanese newspaper comic strip Sazae-san
• Machiko Noguchi, the protagonist of the Aliens vs. Predator trilogy

References