The story behind Teruko
Borrowed from Japanese てるこ (Teruko).
Other language forms and explanations (1)
Tagalog entry
Borrowed from Japanese てるこ (Teruko).
Pronunciation
US English (ARPAbet): T EH1 R UW0 K OW0
Regional pronunciation variants
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: /teˈɾuko/
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: [t̪ɛˈɾuː.x̠o]
This is a US English dictionary reading of the spelling; personal pronunciations may differ. Digits mark stress: 0 is unstressed, 1 is primary, 2 is secondary. Pronunciation source and notation.
Popularity
Teruko ranked #8076 in US for 1981.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Teruko
Takako
Borrowed from Japanese たかこ (Takako). Borrowed from Japanese たかこ (Takako). Borrowed from Japanese たかこ (Takako).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- same syllable count
- similar length
Takeko
Borrowed from Japanese たけこ (Takeko).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- same syllable count
- similar length
Tamiko
Borrowed from Japanese たみこ (Tamiko). Borrowed from Japanese たみこ (Tamiko).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- same syllable count
- similar length
Tatsuko
Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese たつこ (Tatsuko).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- same syllable count
- similar length
Tomiko
Borrowed from Japanese とみこ (Tomiko).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- same syllable count
- similar length
Tomoko
Borrowed from Japanese ともこ (Tomoko).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Teruko
Ai
From Japanese あい (Ai).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends I
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Akio
Borrowed from Japanese あきお (Akio). Borrowed from Japanese あきお (Akio).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Aya
Borrowed from Japanese あや (Aya).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Teruko
Akira
Borrowed from Japanese あきら (Akira).
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Ayumi
Borrowed from Japanese あゆみ (Ayumi). Borrowed from Japanese あゆみ (Ayumi).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Chiharu
Borrowed from Japanese ちはる
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends U
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length