Takako is a feminine Japanese given name.
| Pronunciation | (TAH-kah-koh) |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Japanese |
| Meaning | Many different meanings depending on the kanji used |
| Region of origin | Japan |
Written forms
edit- 江子, "estuary/inlet, child"
- 孝子, "filial piety/serve parents, child"
- 高子, "tall/expensive, child"
- 崇子, "adore/rever, child"
- 隆子, "prosper, child"
- 喬子, "high/boasting, child"
- 尭子, "high/far, child"
- 昂子, "rise, child"
- 峻子, "high/steep, child"
- 嵩子, "swell, child"
- 貴子, "noble, child"
- 多佳子, "many, good, child"
- 多香子 , "many fragrances, child"
- たかこ, in hiragana
- タカコ, in katakana
People with the given name
edit- Takako Akasaka (赤阪 尊子, born 1955), Japanese competitive eater
- Takako Aonuma (青沼 貴子, born 1960), Japanese manga artist
- Takako Doi (土井 たか子, 1928–2014), Japanese politician
- Takako Fuji (藤 貴子, born 1972), Japanese actress and voice actress
- Takako Fujita, Japanese Paralympic swimmer
- Takako Honda (本田 貴子, born 1972), Japanese voice actress
- Takako Iida (飯田 高子, born 1946), Japanese volleyball player
- Takako Inoue (井上 貴子, born 1969), Japanese professional wrestler
- Takako Irie (入江 たか子, 1911–1995), Japanese actress
- Takako Katou (加藤 貴子, born 1970), Japanese actress and singer
- Takako Kobayashi (小林 貴子, born 1968), Japanese judoka
- Takako Konishi (office worker) (died 2001), Japanese office worker and suicide victim
- Takako Konishi (synchronized swimmer) (born 1986), Japanese synchronized swimmer
- Takako Kotorida (小鳥田 貴子, born 1977), Japanese long-distance runner
- Takako Matsu (松 たか子, born 1977), Japanese actress and singer-songwriter
- Takako Minekawa (嶺川 貴子, born 1969), Japanese musician, composer and writer
- Takako Nakamoto (中本 たか子, 1903 – 1991), Japanese novelist
- Takako Nishizaki (西崎 崇子, born 1944), Japanese violinist
- Takako Okamura (岡村 孝子, born 1962), Japanese singer
- Takako Ōta (太田 貴子, born 1967), Japanese idol singer and voice actress
- Takako Saito (born 1929), Japanese artist
- Takako Saito (wrestler) (斉藤 貴子, born 1983), Japanese sport wrestler
- Takako Shigematsu, Japanese manga artist
- Takako Shimazu (島津 貴子, born 1939), Japanese princess
- Takako Shimura (志村 貴子, born 1973), Japanese manga artist
- Takako Shirai (volleyball) (白井 貴子, born 1952), Japanese volleyball player
- Takako Shirai (白井 貴子, born 1959), Japanese singer
- Takako Suzuki (鈴木 貴子, born 1986), Japanese politician
- Takako Takahashi (高橋 たか子, 1932–2013), Japanese writer
- Takashina no Takako (高階 貴子, died 996), Japanese waka poet
- Takako Tanaka (田中 貴子), Japanese voice actress
- Takako Tokiwa (常盤 貴子, born 1972), Japanese actress
- Takako Uehara (上原 多香子, born 1983), Japanese singer and actress
Fictional characters
edit- Takako Chigusa (千草貴子), a main character from the Battle Royale novel, film, and manga
- Takako Shimizu (清水多香子), a character from the manga series Chobits and its anime adaption
- Takako Itsukushima (厳島 貴子), a main character in the novel and anime series Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru
- Takako Sugiura (杉浦多佳子), a character from the mystery horror novel Another and its manga and anime adaptions