Akiko

is a feminine Japanese given name. Possible writings The kanji characters ("sparkle"), ("bright"), and ("autumn") are three variations of ways to write "aki", and the character is a common suffix in female given names in Japan. In Japanese the character ("ko") means "child". The name can be written many different ways, and has different meanings depending on which kanji is used for "aki" (as well as the hiragana and katakana).