Michiko - name meaning and origin

The girl's name Michiko \m(i)-chi-ko\ is pronounced MEE-chee-koh. It is of Japanese origin, and its meaning is "passing child; child of beautiful wisdom; child of beautiful knowledge". The name of the first commoner to become empress of Japan.

Michiko has 2 variant forms: Michee and Michi.

A baby name that sounds like Michiko is Machiko.

Michiko is a common female first name and is not used as a surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Michiko. Compare Michiko with related baby names.