Masami
| Pronunciation | (Mah-sah-mee) |
|---|---|
| Gender | Unisex |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Japanese |
| Meaning | It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used |
| Region of origin | Japan |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Masako Masumi |
Masami (まさみ,マサミ,雅美) is a common Japanese given name and can be given to either sex.
Possible writings
[edit]- 惟美, meaning "Considerate beauty"
- 真己, meaning "True self"
- 真巳, meaning "Truth, Snake"
- 昌美, meaning "Prosperous beauty"
- 雅美, meaning "Gracious beauty"
- 成美, meaning "Become beautiful"
- マサミ in (katakana)
- まさみ in (hiragana)
People with the name
[edit]- Masami Akita (秋田 昌美), Japanese Noise musician
- Masami Anno, Japanese director of the anime series Chūka Ichiban! which is based on the manga series of the same name
- Masami Hirosaka (広坂 正美), Japanese radio-controlled car racer
- Masami Horiuchi (堀内 正美), Japanese actor
- Masami Ichimura (市村 政美, born 1950), Japanese alpine skier
- Masami Kikuchi (菊池 正美), Japanese voice actor
- Masami Kobayashi (小林仁, 1890-1977), admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II
- Masami Kubota, Japanese former gymnast who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Masami Kurumada (車田 正美), Japanese writer and manga artist known for his works such as Ring ni Kakero, Fūma no Kojirō, Saint Seiya, and B't X
- Masami Kuwashima (桑島 正美), Japanese former racecar driver
- Masami Mitsuoka (光岡昌美), Japanese pop singer
- Masami Nagasawa (長澤 まさみ), Japanese TV drama and movie actress
- Masami Ōbari (大張正己), Japanese anime character designer and director
- Masami Odate (大館 昌美), Japanese professional wrestler
- Masami Okui (奥井 雅美), Japanese pop musician
- Masami Shiratama (白玉 雅己), Japanese musical composer and former bass guitarist for the band Porno Graffitti
- Masami Suzuki (鈴木 真仁), voice actress from Japan
- Masami Taki (滝 雅美, born 1972), Japanese football manager
- Masami Tanaka (田中 雅美), Olympic bronze medalist
- Masami Teraoka, Japanese-American watercolor artist who mimics the style of traditional Japanese wood-block prints
- Masami Tsuchiya, Japanese singer-songwriter and musician
- Masami Tsuda (津田 雅美), Japanese manga artist; creator of Kare Kano
- Masami Yoshida (disambiguation), multiple people
- Masami Yūki (ゆうきまさみ), Japanese manga artist; creator of Patlabor
Fictional characters
[edit]- Masami Eiri (英利 政美), villain from the anime Serial Experiments Lain
- Masami Kaida, a character in the air combat video game The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces
- Masami Oyamada (小山田雅美), from the manga and anime Someday's Dreamers
- Masami Saotome (早乙女正美), from the live action film: Boogiepop and Others
- Masami Yamada (山田 正臣), teacher from the anime Onegai Teacher
- Masami Aomame, the full name of the lead female protagonist in Haruki Murakami's novel, 1Q84
- Masami Yoshida the wealthy daughter of the Rainbow Factory Owner from The Amazing World of Gumball
- Masami Kousa, a yakuza boss in the manga/anime series Black Lagoon
- Masami Fujii, a character in the manga/anime series Ro-Kyu-Bu!
- Masami Iwasawa (岩沢雅美), the original lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of Girls Dead Monster from the anime Angel Beats!
- Masami, the "kid" in Samurai of Hyuga
See also
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