Nobuko

Nobuko
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
MeaningIt can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.
Region of originJapan

Nobuko (のぶこ, ノブコ) is a feminine Japanese given name. Although the name is always romanized the same way, the kanji characters can be different.

Possible writings

  • 信子, "trust, child"
  • 伸子, "to lengthen, child"
  • 延子, "to prolong, child"
  • 暢子, "extend/stretch, relax/child"
  • 宜子, "good, child"

People

  • Nobuko Albery, a Japanese author, theatrical producer and the widow of English theatrical impresario, Sir Donald Albery
  • Princess Nobuko (Japanese romanization: Fumi-no-miya Nobuko Naishinnō, 富美宮允子内親王), the 8th daughter of Emperor Meiji
  • Nobuko Asō (麻生信子), later Princess Tomohito of Mikasa (寛仁親王妃信子)
  • Nobuko Fukuda (福田 修子), Japanese cross-country skier
  • Nobuko Imai (今井 信子), a Japanese classical violist and chamber musician
  • Nobuko Iwaki (井脇 ノブ子), Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet
  • Nobuko Kan (菅 伸子, born 1945), Japanese writer
  • Nobuko Miyamoto (宮本信子), a Japanese actress
  • Nobuko Nakahara (中原 暢子, 1929–2008), Japanese architect
  • Nobuko Okashita (岡下 信子), a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, and a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet
  • Nobuko Ota (太田 信子, born 1969), Japanese rower
  • Nobuko Otowa (乙羽 信子), a Japanese actress
  • Nobuko Takagi (高樹 のぶ子), the pen name of Nobuko Tsuruta, a Japanese author
  • Nobuko Tsuchiya (土屋 信子), Japanese artist
  • Nobuko Yamada (山田 乃玞子, born 1971), Japanese speed skater
  • Nobuko Yoshida (吉田 展子), Japanese computer scientist
  • Nobuko Yoshiya (吉屋信子), a Japanese novelist who was active in the Taishō and Shōwa periods of Japan

Fictional characters

  • Nobuko Ishihara (石原信子), a character in the manga Love Com
  • Nobuko Kotani (小谷 信子), the titular character of the Japanese television drama Nobuta wo Produce
  • Nobuko Komiyama (小宮山信子), the titular character of the film Nobuko (1940 film), one of many adaptations of a novel by Bunroku Shishi
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