Hideko

Hideko

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

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

• Hideko Fukuda (福田 英子; 1865–1927), Japanese writer
• Hideko Fukushima (福島 秀子; 1927–1997), Japanese avant-garde painter
• Hideko Goto (後藤 英子), Japanese former international table tennis player
• Hideko Hiranaka (平中 秀子; born 1973), Japanese medley swimmer
• Hideko Inoue (井上 秀子; 1875–1963), Japanese educator and peace activist
• Hideko Maehata (前畑 秀子; 1914–1995), Japanese swimmer
• Hideko Mizuno (水野 英子; born 1939), Japanese manga artist
• Hideko Mogami (最上 英子; 1902–1966), Japanese politician
• Hideko Nihei (二瓶 秀子; born 1971), Japanese retired sprinter
• Hideko Oka (岡 秀子; born 1953), Japanese fencer
• Hideko Saito (斎藤 ひで子; born 1950), Japanese cross-country skier
• Hideko Takahashi, Japanese illustrator
• Hideko Takamine (高峰 秀子; 1924–2010), Japanese actress
• Hideko Udagawa, Japanese classical violinist
• Hideko Yoshida (吉田 日出子; born 1944), Japanese actress