Yoko

Japanese
"good girl; ocean child"

Yoko Origin and Meaning

The name Yoko is a girl's name of Japanese origin meaning "good girl; ocean child".

There are many in Japan, but for most Americans there's only one Yoko.

Yoko Ono writes her name with characters meaning "ocean" and "child".

Famous People Named Yoko

  • Yoko Ishida
    Japanese singer
  • Yoko Ono
    Japanese,American artist, musician and widow of Beatle John Lennon
  • Yoko Kanno
    Japanese composer
  • Yoko of Mikasa
    Princess of Japan; daughter of Prince Tomohito
  • Yoko Shimomura
    Japanese composer
  • Yōko Minamida
    Japanese actress

Yoko in Pop Culture

  • Yoko Tsuno
    title character in a Belgian comics series by Roger Leloup
  • Yoko Littner
    character in anime series Gurren Lagann
  • Yoko Suzuki
    character in game "Resident Evil: Outbreak"
  • Yoko
    Japanese cat on animated series "Timothy Goes to School"
  • Yoko
    character on TV series 'Raised by Wolves'
  • Yoko Nakajima
    a character in "The Twelve Kingdoms"
  • Yoko Belnades
    a supporting character in the Castlevania series
  • Yoko Herene
    a character in "My,Otome"
  • Yoko Kuno
    a character All About Lily Chou,Chou
  • Yoko Machi
    a character in Bokurano: Ours
  • Yoko Matsutani
    a character in Legendz
  • Yoko Minato
    a character in Kamen Rider Gaim
  • Yoko Okino
    a minor character in anime Case Closed/Detective Conan
  • Yoko Usami
    a main character in Tokumei Sentai Go,Busters
  • Yoko
    a character in Inukami!
  • Yoko
    a character in the 2004 film The Grudge
  • Yoko
    the birth name of the main character in the manga Gunnm