Riku

For places in Iran, see Riku, Iran (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with Rikku.

Riku

Gender	Male
Origin
Meaning	The Finnish form of "Richard" Japanese name meaning "handsome", although other meanings are possible depending on the character(s) used in the name [1]

Riku is both a masculine Finnish given name and a unisex Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Riku Danzaki (檀崎 竜孔, born 2000), Japanese footballer
• Riku Hahl (born 1980), Finnish NHL hockey player
• Riku Handa (半田 陸, born 2002), Japanese footballer
• Riku Heini (born 1990), Finnish footballer for FC Lahti
• Riku Helenius (born 1988), Finnish NHL hockey player
• Riku Jääskä (born 1998), Finnish footballer
• Riku Kiri (born 1963), Finnish sportsman
• Riku Lätti (born 1973), South African singer, songwriter and writer
• Riku Matsuda (disambiguation), multiple people
• Riku Misora (海空 りく, born 1987), Japanese novelist
• Riku Miura (三浦 璃来, born 2001), Japanese figure skater
• Riku Moriyama (森山 理来), Japanese voice actress
• Riku Nakayama (中山 陸, born 2001), Japanese footballer
• Riku Paularinne (born 1988), Finnish football coach
• Riku Rantala (born 1974), Finnish journalist and presenter
• Riku Riski (born 1989), Finnish footballer
• Riku Sanjo (三条 陸, born 1964), Japanese manga artist
• Riku Selander (born 1994), Finnish footballer
• Riku Tanaka (田中 陸, born 1999), Japanese footballer
• Riku Yamada (山田 陸, born 1998), Japanese footballer

Fictional characters

• Riku, a character in 47 Ronin
• Riku (Kingdom Hearts), a character in Kingdom Hearts
• Riku, a character in Kino's Journey
• Riku, a character in Xenoblade Chronicles 3
• Riku, a character in Yashahime
• Riku Asakura, a character in Ultraman Geed
• Riku Dola, a character in No Game No Life: Zero
• Riku Harada, a character in D.N.Angel
• Riku Kitazawa, a character in Gravitation
• Riku Mikami, a character in Gundam Build Divers
• Riku Miyagusuku, a character in Blood+
• Riku Nanase, a character in IDOLiSH7
• Riku Tanaka, a character in Years and Years
• Rikku, a character in Final Fantasy X

See also

• Rinku (disambiguation)
• Rick (disambiguation)

References

1. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Riku - Behind the Name".