Mieko as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Mieko

What is the meaning of the name Mieko ?

The baby name Mieko is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /mi.e.ko/ — MEE-eh-koh (Japanese).

Mieko is Japanese in Origin.

Mieko (mee-eh-koh) is a Japanese feminine given name commonly written with kanji such as 美恵子, 美枝子, 美江子, or 三恵子. The meaning shifts with the characters: mi may mean beauty (美) or three (三), e can be blessing/favor (恵), branch (枝), inlet (江), or picture (絵), and the suffix -ko (子) means child. Typical interpretations include “beautiful blessed child” or “child of beauty and grace.” It may also be rendered entirely in kana as みえこ or ミエコ.

The name flourished during Japan’s Shōwa era, when -ko names were especially popular, and it remains a classic though less common choice today, including among the Japanese diaspora. Notable bearers include novelist Mieko Kawakami, actress Mieko Harada, and singer Mieko Hirota. Variants center on kanji selection and the short form Mie; related choices with a similar cadence include Eiko and Keiko, though these are distinct names.