Miko
[miːkoʊ]Meaning
variant of Mikko; Japanese 巫女, a shrine maiden
Background Story
Miko is a variant of Mikko, with the variants Mika, Mikko and Miska and the feminine form Mikaela. It is recorded as a given name in Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Basque, Belarusian, Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew, Biblical Latin, Breton, Bulgarian and Catalan. In Japanese, miko (巫女) is a shrine maiden, a young priestess who works at a Shinto shrine.
Temperament
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