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Old Apr 3, 2010, 03:21 AM
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Originally Posted by kyubihanyou View Post
Lastly, this would make Toshihiko female, right? It's strange, considering that I kinda just assumed she was male out of nothing, but I guess the "ko" at the end kind of brings it all together.

Is this not right?
Probably not. -ko (子) at the end of a given name does indeed mean female most of the time, but probably the biggest exception is when the name ends in -hiko (彦), which pretty reliably indicates a male. Here are a few Toshihikos, all male.
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