Her given name kanji, 秘密子 himiko, means "secret child" while her last name kanji, 夢野 yumeno, means "dream field". Her full name could be taken as a pun meaning "secret child of wide dreams".
She also shares her last name with the protagonist of the first magical girl anime, Sally Yumeno of Sally the Witch. Her first name may in turn be a reference to the title of the first magical girl manga, Himitsu no Akko-chan.
