Etsuko

Etsuko

Gender	Female
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used

Etsuko (written: 悦子, 英津子, えつ子, えつこ in hiragana or エツコ in katakana) is a feminine Japanese given name. The most common meaning is joy child. Notable people with the name include:

• Etsuko Hirose (広瀬 悦子, born 1979), Japanese classical pianist
• Etsuko Ichihara (市原 悦子, 1936–2019), Japanese actress
• Etsuko Inada (稲田 悦子, 1924–2003), Japanese figure skater
• Etsuko Inoue (井上 悦子, born 1964), Japanese tennis player
• Etsuko Ishikawa (石川 悦子, born 1965), Japanese actress and voice actress
• Etsuko Kobayashi (小林 悦子, born 1992), Japanese cricketer
• Etsuko Komiya (小宮 悦子, 1919–2014), Japanese sprinter
• Etsuko Kozakura (小桜 エツコ, born 1971), Japanese voice actress
• Etsuko Mita (三田 英津子, born 1969), Japanese professional wrestler
• Etsuko Miyamoto (宮本 悦子, born 1943), Japanese sprinter
• Etsuko Nakanishi (中西 悦子, born 1977), Japanese drummer
• Etsuko Niki (仁木 悦子, 1928–1986), Japanese novelist
• Etsuko Nishio (西尾 えつ子, born 1973), Japanese singer, actress and model
• Etsuko Shihomi (志穂美 悦子, born 1955), Japanese actress
• Etsuko Tada (多田悦子, born 1989), Japanese professional boxer
• Etsuko Tahara (田原 悦子), Japanese football player
• Etsuko Toganoo (栂野尾 悦子), Japanese badminton player
• Etsuko Yakushimaru (やくしまる えつこ), Japanese singer

See also

• 8691 Etsuko, a main-belt asteroid