Junko

The Japanese girl's name Junko can be freely translated as 'pure child' or 'obedient child'. It consists of the Japanese characters jun (純), meaning 'pure', or jun (順), meaning 'order, sequence', as well as ko (子) for 'child'. However, there are also other combinations of Kanji with different meanings.

What does the name Junko mean?

The name Junko, a female name from Japan, is interpreted as 'pure child' or 'obedient child'. The composition consists of jun (純) for 'pure' or jun (順) for 'order, sequence' and ko (子) for 'child'. Additionally, various Kanji combinations and meanings are possible.

Where does the name Junko come from?

Junko is a female name with Japanese roots and means 'pure child' or 'obedient child'.

How do you pronounce Junko?

Dschun-koh

Popularity

In Germany, Junko is a rather rare name and has not appeared in the name popularity lists so far. The best ranking of the name Junko was achieved in 1981 in Scotland, reaching 881st place. Between 1974 and 2024, the name was given in Scotland less than 10 times, placing it at 5,642nd. In the last ten years, no child has received this name.

Famous people

• Caroline Junko King (actress from America)
• Junko Akimoto (Japanese musician)
• Junko Asari (Japanese long-distance runner)
• Junko Chodos (American artist)
• Junko Enoshima (comic character)
• Junko Hagimori (Japanese actress)
• Junko Hori (actress from Japan)
• Junko Isoda (swimmer from Japan)
• Junko Ito (linguist from America)
• Junko Iwao (Japanese voice actress)
• Junko Kawada (Japanese singer)
• Junko Kudo (Japanese dancer)
• Junko Kusayanagi (Japanese actress)
• Junko Miyashita (Japanese actress)
• Junko Mizuno (artist)
• Junko Mori (artist from Japan)
• Junko Mori (composer from Japan)
• Junko Noda (Japanese actress)
• Junko Okada (Japanese actress)
• Junko Onishi (Japanese jazz musician)