Riku

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

Last updated February 26, 2025

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 midfielder footballer, who represents Turun Palloseura of Veikkausliiga
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 Nanase, character in IDOLiSH7
Riku Asakura, character in Ultraman Geed
Riku Mikami, character in Gundam Build Divers
Riku Kitazawa, character in the Gravitation universe
Riku Harada, character in D.N.Angel media
Riku Miyagusuku, character in the Blood+ universe
Riku (Kino's Journey), character in Kino's Journey media
Riku (Kingdom Hearts), character in Kingdom Hearts media
Rikku, a character in the Final Fantasy series.
Riku Dola, character in No Game No Life: Zero
Riku, character in movie 47 Ronin (2013)
Riku, supporting character in Princess Half-Demon , the spinoff to Inuyasha and Inuyasha: The Final Act
Riku Tanaka, episodic character in Years and Years
Riku, character in Xenoblade Chronicles 3

References

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

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

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