Toshiko
Toshiko is a feminine Japanese given name.
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Japanese |
| Meaning | Different meanings depending on the kanji used |
Possible writings
- 敏子 "agile/clever, child"
- 俊子 "genius, child"
- 淑子 "graceful/polite, child"
- 寿子 "longevity, child"
- 年子 "year/age, child"
- 歳子 "age/time, child"
- 稔子 "humble, child"
The name can also be written in hiragana (としこ) or katakana (トシコ).
People with the name
- Toshiko Abe (阿部 俊子, born 1959), Japanese politician
- Toshiko Akiyoshi (龝吉 敏子, born 1929), Japanese musician (jazz pianist, composer, arranger, bandleader)
- Toshiko D'Elia (1930–2014), American Masters athletics long distance runner
- Toshiko Ezaki (江崎 とし子), Japanese singer and songwriter
- Toshiko Fujita (藤田 淑子, 1950–2018), Japanese voice actress
- Toshiko Hamayotsu (浜四津 敏子, born 1945–2020), Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party
- Toshiko Haruoka (春岡 淑子, born 1959), Japanese swimmer
- Toshiko Hayashi (林 紀子, 1940–2020), Japanese communist politician
- Toshiko Higashikuni (1896–1978), aka Princess Yasu aka Princess Toshiko, 9th daughter of the Japanese Emperor Meiji
- Toshiko Hirata (平田 俊子, born 1955), writer (poet)
- Toshiko Ishihara (石原 利子), name birth of Nana Ozaki (尾崎 奈々, born 1948)Japanese actress
- Toshiko Kishida (岸田 俊子, 1863-1901), aka Toshiko Nakajima, Japanese feminist, writer (under the pen-name Shōen)
- Toshiko Kohno, principal flutist in the U.S. National Symphony Orchestra
- Toshiko Koshijima (こしじま としこ, born 1980), singer and member of Capsule
- Toshiko Kowada (小和田 敏子, born 1949), athlete (table tennis world champion, 1969)
- Toshiko Miyamoto (宮本 敏子, born 1954), Japanese gymnast
- Toshiko Mori, Japanese-born American architect
- Toshiko Sawada (沢田 敏子, born 1936), Japanese voice actress
- Toshiko Shirasu-Aihara (白須-相原 俊子, born 1939), Japanese gymnast and 1964 Olympic medalist
- Toshiko Taira (平良 敏子, 1921–2022), Japanese textile artist
- Toshiko Takaezu (1922–2011), Japanese American ceramic artist
- Toshiko Tamura (田村 俊子, 1884–1945), Japanese novelist
- Toshiko Uchima (内間俊子) (October 26, 1918 - December 18, 2000), Japanese-American artist
- Toshiko Ueda (1917–2008), Japanese manga artist
- Toshiko Yonekawa (米川 敏子, 1913–2005), musician (koto), Living National Treasure
- Toshiko Yuasa (湯浅 年子, 1909– 1980), Japanese nuclear physicist
Fictional characters
- Toshiko Kasen, a character in the Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories video game
- Toshiko Sato, a protagonist in the television series Torchwood and briefly appeared in Doctor Who
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