90%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 八重子, etc.(Japanese Kanji) やえこ(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /jä.e̞.ko̞/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Japanese 八 (ya) and 重 (e) meaning "multilayered" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji characters can also form this name. Related Names Rootsya + e + ko Categories child meaning, isograms, Shokugeki no Soma characters, top 10 in Japan, top 10 in Japan - 1910s, top 10 in Japan - 1920s