# Atsuko

Atsuko is a feminine Japanese given name.

## Possible writings

Atsuko can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:
* 惇子, "kind, child"
* 淳子, "pure, child"
* 敦子, "kindliness, child"
* 篤子, "fervent, child"
* 厚子, "thick, child"
* 渥子, "kindness, child"
* 湊子, "harbor, child"
* 集子, "collect, child"
* 鳩子, "pigeon, child"
* 熱子, "heat, child"
* 温子, "warm, child"
* 充子, "sufficient, child"
Atsuko is generally used as a girl's name. The final syllable "ko" is generally written with the kanji character for child (子). It is a common suffix to female names in Japan and usually indicates that it is a girl's name as masculine Japanese names rarely use the kanji for "child".
The name can also be written in hiragana あつこ or katakana アツコ.

## Notable people with the name

* Atsuko Anzai (安西 篤子, born 1927), Japanese writer
* Atsuko Asano (浅野 温子, born 1961), Japanese actress
* Atsuko Asano (writer) (浅野 敦子, born 1954), Japanese writer
* Atsuko Enomoto (榎本 温子, born 1979), Japanese singer and voice actress
* Atsuko Hashimoto (橋本 有津子), Japanese jazz musician
* Atsuko Hirayanagi (平栁 敦子, born 1975), Japanese-American filmmaker
* Atsuko Ikeda (池田 厚子, born 1931), fourth daughter of Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōjun
* Atsuko Inaba (稲葉 貴子, born 1974), Japanese idol and singer
* Atsuko Ishizuka (いしづか あつこ, born 1981), Japanese animator and director
* Atsuko Kawada (川田あつ子, born 1965), Japanese actress, singer and writer
* Atsuko Kurusu (来栖 あつこ, born 1978), Japanese actress
* Atsuko Maeda (前田 敦子, born 1990), Japanese singer, actress and idol
* Atsuko Mine (峰 あつ子, born 1951), Japanese voice actress
* Atsuko Miyaji (宮地 充子, born 1965), Japanese cryptographer and number theorist
* Atsuko Nakajima (中嶋 敦子, born 1961), Japanese animator, character designer, and illustrator
* Atsuko Okatsuka, Japanese-American comedian
* Atsuko Seki (関 敦子, born 1964), Japanese pianist
* Atsuko Seta (瀬田 敦子, born 1955), Japanese classical pianist
* Atsuko Shimoda (下田 敦子, born 1940), Japanese politician
* Atsuko Sugimoto (杉本 充子, born 1959), Japanese sport shooter
* Atsuko Takahata (高畑 淳子, born 1954), Japanese actress and voice actress
* Atsuko Takata (高田 貴子, born 1977), Japanese speed skater
* Atsuko Tanaka (voice actress) (田中 敦子, born 1962), Japanese voice actress
* Atsuko Tanaka (artist) (田中 敦子, 1932-2005), Japanese artist
* Atsuko Tokuda (徳田 敦子, born 1955), Japanese former badminton player
* Atsuko Wakai (若井 敦子, born 1971), Japanese karate competitor
* Atsuko Yamano (山野 敦子, born 1964), Japanese musician
* Atsuko Yamashita (山下 敦子, born 1975), Japanese singer, vocalist of pop band angela
* Atsuko Yuya (湯屋 敦子, born 1968), Japanese voice actress

## Fictional characters

* Atsuko Natsume (夏目 温子), known as Nuku Nuku, of the All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku anime (OVA & TV) series
* Atsuko Senoo (妹尾 あつこ), née Okamura, a character in the anime series Ojamajo Doremi
* Atsuko Urameshi (浦飯 温子), a character in the manga series Yu Yu Hakusho
* Atsuko "Akko" Kagami (加賀美 あつ子), titular heroine of Himitsu no Akko-chan
* Atsuko "Akko" Kagari (篝 敦子), a lead character from Little Witch Academia
* Atsuko Jackson (アツコ・ジャキソン), a character in the anime series Michiko & Hatchin
* Atsuko Mutsuzuka (六塚 温子), a character in the light novel series The Irregular at Magic High School
* Atsuko Hakari (秤 アツコ), a character in the role-playing video game Blue Archive