I looked up a few points concerning feminine given names that might help, such
as different suffixes like -e, -ka, -ko, etc. but am at a loss as to how to
fit them together ("Yomogiko"?) and also how to write this in kana.
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How to turn 蓬 into feminine given name?
Yes we have many common female given names which follow the `kanji
representing a plant name + 子(ko)` pattern:

  * 菊子 ( _Kikuko_ , 'chrysanth' + 子)
  * 百合子 ( _Yuriko_ , 'lily' + 子)
  * 松子 ( _Matsuko_ , 'pine' + 子)

蓬子 is less common compared to the names above, but it's a possible female
given name. It's usually read as ほうこ ( _Hōko_ ) rather than よもぎこ ( _Yomogiko_
). The [on-yomi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanji#On.27yomi_.28Sino-
Japanese_reading.29) of the kanji 蓬 is ほう ( _hō_ ), and we usually don't
prefer long readings (more than 2
[morae](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_\(Japanese_prosody\))) before _ko_
for whatever reason. In addition, some people may feel 蓬 (read as _hō_ ) is a
"fortunate" kanji related to [this
legend](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Penglai).

`-e` and `-ka` both appear in many female given names, and both have several
possible kanji. But I don't know how to form a natural-sounding person name
using 蓬 and `-e/-ka`. Don't ask me why.
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