Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts ヒメコ(Japanese Katakana) 姫子, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. KHEE-MEH-KO [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 姫 (hime) meaning "princess" and 子 (ko) meaning "child, first sign of the Chinese zodiac, sign of the rat". Other kanji combinations can be used.