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

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 Kiri (born 1963), Finnish sportsman
• Riku Lätti (born 1973), South African singer, songwriter and writer
• Riku Matsuda (disambiguation), multiple people
• Riku Moriyama, Japanese voice actress
• Riku Nakayama (中山 陸, born 2001), Japanese footballer
• Riku Rantala (born 1974), Finnish journalist and presenter
• Riku Riski (born 1989), Finnish midfielder footballer, who represents Turun Palloseura of Veikkausliiga
• Riku Sanjo (born 1964), Japanese manga artist
• 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 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

See also

• Rinku (disambiguation)
• Rick (disambiguation)

References

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