Momoko
| Momoko | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | MOH-moh-koh |
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Japanese |
| Meaning | 桃 peach, 百 one hundred, 杏 apricot combined with 子 child but it can have different meanings depending on the kanji (all homonyms) that precede "child" |
| Region of origin | Japan |
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Momoko (桃子, 百子, 杏子, ももこ, モモコ) is a Japanese name for girls. Momo is usually written with the kanji character 桃 for "peach" or 百 for "one hundred" or 杏 for "apricot", followed by -ko, a common suffix for girls' names (meaning "child"). It may refer to:
People
- Momoko Ishii (石井 桃子, 1907–2008), Japanese author and translator of children's books
- Momoko Ishikawa (石川 桃子), Japanese voice actress
- Momoko Kikuchi (菊池 桃子), Japanese actress
- Momoko Kōchi (河内桃子), Japanese actress best known for her role as Emiko Yamane in the original Godzilla
- Momoko Kuroda (黒田杏子, born 1938), Japanese haiku poet
- Momoko Ozawa, Japanese artistic gymnast
- Momoko Shibuya (渋谷桃子), Japanese actress
- Momoko Shimizu (清水萌々子), Japanese actress
- Momoko Takahashi (高橋萌木子), Japanese track and field athlete
- Momoko Tsugunaga (嗣永 桃子), J-pop singer and member of the Hello! Project group Berryz Kobo
- Momoko Ueda (上田 桃子), Japanese female professional golfer
- Momoko Saitō (斎藤 桃子), Japanese voice actress from Hyogo, Japan
- Momoko Saito (cricketer), Japanese cricketer
- Momoko Sakura (さくら ももこ), manga artist from Shimizu, Japan
Fictional characters
- Momoko (Maskman) (aka Pink Mask), a character in Hikari Sentai Maskman
- Momoko (The King of Fighters), a character in The King of Fighters video game series
- Momoko Akatsutsumi, a character in the Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z anime series
- Momoko Asuka, a character in Ojamajo Doremi, but only in the third and fourth story arcs
- Momoko Kuzuryū, a character in Sumomomo Momomo
- Momoko Momohara, a character in Sailor Moon
- Momoko Ryugasaki, a character in the novel, manga and movie Kamikaze Girls
- Wedding Peach (character), also known as Momoko Hanasaki, a character in Wedding Peach
- Momoko Takeuchi, a character in the manga Inubaka
- Momoko Fujikawa, a character in Magical Princess Club
- Momoko Kuramoto, a character in My Sister Momoko
Other
- Momoko Doll, a Japanese fashion doll
- Momoko 120%, a 1986 NES game based on the anime Urusei Yatsura released only in Japan
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