Setsuko

Setsuko (written: 節子 or せつこ in hiragana) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Matsudaira Setsuko (松平 節子), later Princess Chichibu (秩父宮妃勢津子) of Japan
• Hara Setsuko (原 節子), actress
• Setsuko Inoue (井上 節子, born 1946), Japanese volleyball player
• Setsuko Karasuma (烏丸 せつこ, born 1955), Japanese actress and model
• Setsuko Klossowska de Rola (born 1942), Japanese painter
• Setsuko Kobori Japanese table tennis player
• Koizumi Setsuko (小泉節子, 1868-1932), wife of Lafcadio Hearn
• Setsuko Matsunaga Nishi (1921–2012), Japanese pioneering community activist and researcher
• Migishi Setsuko (三岸 節子, 1905–1999), Japanese yōga painter
• Setsuko Sasaki (佐々木 節子, born 1944), Japanese volleyball player
• Setsuko Shimada (島田 節子, born 1938), Japanese swimmer
• Setsuko Shinoda (篠田 節子, born 1955), Japanese novelist
• Setsuko Thurlow (サーロー 節子, born 1932), Japanese–Canadian nuclear disarmament campaigner
• Setsuko Tsumura (節子 津村, born 1928), Japanese novelist
• Setsuko Yoshida (吉田 節子, born 1942), Japanese volleyball player

Setsuko

Pronunciation	Sets'ko
Gender	Female
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	It can have a number of different meanings depending on the kanji used. One possibility is "Snow Child".
Region of origin	Japanese

Fictional characters

• Setsuko, a character in the film Grave of the Fireflies