Hideko

Hideko

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

Hideko (written: 英子えいこ, 秀子ひでこ, 日出子ひでこ or ひで子こ) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Fukuda Hideko (福田ふくだ 英子えいこ, 1865–1927), Japanese writer
• Hideko Goto (後藤ごとう 英子えいこ), Japanese table tennis player
• Hideko Hiranaka (平中たいらなか 秀子ひでこ, born 1973), Japanese swimmer
• Hideko Maehata (前畑まえはた 秀子ひでこ, 1914–1995), Japanese swimmer
• Hideko Mizuno (水野みずの 英子えいこ, born 1939), Japanese manga artist
• Hideko Oka (岡おか 秀子ひでこ, born 1953), Japanese fencer
• Hideko Saito (斎藤さいとう ひで子こ, born 1950), Japanese cross-country skier
• Hideko Takahashi, Japanese illustrator
• Hideko Takamine (高峰たかみね 秀子ひでこ, 1924–2010), Japanese actress
• Hideko Udagawa, Japanese classical violinist
• Hideko Yoshida (吉田よしだ 日出子ひでこ, born 1944), Japanese actress