Baby name

FADING BOY · JAPANESE
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Maiko

/MY · koh/


“Dance child”

Japanese feminine name meaning dance child, from mai (dance) and ko (child); the ko suffix is a traditional Japanese feminine ending used for centuries.

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How it ages.

Traditional Japanese feminine form; the ko suffix signals classic rather than modern.

The cultural moment.

Standard in Japan through the 20th century; the ko suffix names are slightly declining in favor of shorter forms.