Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese (Rare) Scripts 茜子(Japanese Kanji) あかねこ(Japanese Hiragana) アカネコ(Japanese Katakana) Pronounced Pron. [à.ká.né̞.kò̞] [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Akane combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child."This name is very rarely used.