Japanese · Girl name
Motoko
“original child, child of origin”
About the name Motoko
Motoko is a Japanese feminine name combining moto with ko, ‘child’. Moto is usually written 素, meaning ‘element’ or ‘plain, unadorned’, or 元, meaning ‘origin’ or ‘basis’, so the name can be read as ‘original child’ or ‘child of the source’. A well-known fictional bearer is Major Motoko Kusanagi, the cyborg protagonist of Masamune Shirow’s manga Ghost in the Shell and its anime adaptations. Motoko Rich is an American journalist and Tokyo bureau chief for The New York Times.
- Meaning
- original child, child of origin
- Origin
- Japanese
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- MOH-toh-koh(3 syl.)
Variants and spellings
No common variant spellings are widely recorded.
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Middle names for Motoko
- Motoko Sakura
- Motoko Miyuki
- Motoko Haruko
- Motoko Yuki
- Motoko Aiko
Questions about Motoko
- What does Motoko mean?
- Motoko is a Japanese name meaning "original child, child of origin".
- How do you pronounce Motoko?
- Motoko is pronounced MOH-toh-koh, with emphasis on the first syllable.
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