Gender Feminine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 祥子, 尚子, 上子, 城子, 譲子, 淨子, etc.(Japanese Kanji)
Other Forms FormsJōko, Joko
Meaning & History
From Japanese 祥 (jou) meaning "happiness" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.A famous bearer is Jouko Iwase, a Japanese children's book author.