Naoko

is a feminine Japanese given name which is occasionally spelled .

== Written forms == Naoko can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: 直子, "obedient, child" 尚子, "esteem, child" 奈緒子, "Nara, cord, child" 菜緒子, "greens, cord, child" 奈央子, "Nara, center, child" 菜穂子, "greens, ear (of grain), child" 奈保子, "Nara, keep, child" 奈生子, "Nara, fresh, child" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.