From Japanese 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut" or 久 (ku) meaning "long ago" and 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well. Momoko Akatsutsumi/Blossom's younger sister Kuriko Akatsutsumi/Kasey (赤堤 久里子) from Powerpuff Girls Z is a fictional bearer of this name.