Meaning: From Japanese nami, 'wave', plus ko, 'child' β 'child of the waves'High
In 30 seconds: Born of the surf: Namiko is Japanese for 'wave child' β the ocean's daughter in three soft beats. Serene, tidal, and classically Japanese.
Namiko joins Japanese nami, 'wave', with -ko, 'child' β the classic feminine ending of a million Japanese names. The tragic heroine of Tokutomi Roka's novel Hototogisu (1899) made Namiko famous in Japan.
In the U.S. it appears in Japanese-heritage families. Rare, wave-child at the root, and serene.
Did you know? Namiko's 'nami' is the wave of Hokusai's Great Wave β and the heroine Namiko of a famous Meiji-era novel made the name nationally beloved a century ago.
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