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Mizuko
Origin
Gender	Female
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used

Mizuko (written: 瑞子 or みず子) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with then name include:

Mizuko Ito (伊藤瑞子, born 1968), Japanese cultural anthropologist
Mizuko Masuda (増田みず子, born 1948), Japanese writer
Mizuko Nanbu (南部瑞子, 1908–1980), Director of the Girl Scouts of Japan
Takahashi Mizuko (高橋瑞子, 1852–1927), Japanese physician

The name is not generally written with the kanji 水子, meaning water child, due to the combination also meaning a stillborn baby.

See also

Mizuko kuyō, a Japanese ceremony

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References

"Kanji fail -- Japanese parents shocked to learn their baby girl's name has inappropriate meaning". SoraNews24 -Japan News-. 2014-06-10. Retrieved 2020-05-20.