Emiko

Emiko is a Japanese name that can be written with several combinations of characters. One established form, 恵美子, brings together ideas of favor or benefit, beauty, and child. Other written forms can carry different meanings, so a single English translation does not describe every person whose name is pronounced Emiko.

The final ko, written 子 in this example, belongs to a long tradition of Japanese girls' names. Emi can serve as a shorter familiar form. For a family choosing Emiko, the characters are an important part of the name itself, not simply an optional decoration added to the English spelling. Keeping the original written form helps preserve the particular meaning the family intends.