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[Facts] Japanese (I think) Name: EMIKO / EMIKOK
Any thoughts on what Emiko / Emikok means? Popular in Japan.
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According to this website, the name "Emiko" really is growing in popularity, as you say:http://www.heptune.com/names/namepoll.htmlIt means "Beautiful, smiling child". You can vote for this name there, if you like.-- Nanaea
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As you know, Japanese language has many 'kanji', i.e. chinese characters. 'Emiko' can be written with many different 'kanji', so 'Emiko' can be the meaning of 'a kind, beautiful child'iŒb”üŽqjor 'a smiling child'iÎŽqjor 'a picturesque, beautiful child'iŠG”üŽqjor 'a prosperous, beautiful child'i‰h”üŽqjand so on.By the way, 'Emiko' is rather old fashioned, conservative name...not so many young girls have the name 'Emiko'!Sorry for my poor English
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Notre Dame's college in Japan has a great Japanese-English Dictionary Interface (JEDI).http://www.notredame.ac.jp/cgi-bin/jedi-inonOne of the dictionaries that it interfaces with is "enamedict" a dictionary of names. That dictionary returns 55 different ways of writing "Emiko" in kanji.
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