Given name

Sayako

Sayako is a feminine given name from Japanese. It is used in English and French.

Original Japaneseさやこ

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Sayako comes from Japanese.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sayako’s family of names

In Japanese usage, Sayako is a Roman-alphabet rendering of さやこ. In Japanese usage, Sayako is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 佐夜子. In Japanese usage, Sayako is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 沙耶子.

Walk Sayako’s family in the name graph

Sayakoさやこ清子佐夜子沙耶子紗弥子

The ring: spellings.

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People named Sayako

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