Masako
Appearance
Gender | Female |
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Origin | |
Word/name | Japanese |
Meaning | Different meanings depending on the kanji used |
Masako(either 雅子 or まさこ) is a female Japanese given name. People named Masako include the following:
Living people
- Crown Princess Masako of Japan (皇太子妃雅子殿下, Kōtaishihi Masako denka)
- Masako Chiba (千葉真子, Chiba Masako), a long distance runner
- Masako Ikeda (池田昌子, Ikeda Masako), a voice actress
- Masako Kato (加藤雅子, Katō Masako), a figure skater
- Masako Katsuki (勝生真沙子, Katsuki Masako), a voice actress
- Masako Miura (三浦雅子, Miura Masako), a voice actress
- Masako Mori (森雅子, Mori Masako), a politician
- Masako Nozawa (野沢雅子, Nozawa Masako), a voice actress
- Masako Okawara (大河原雅子, Ōkawara Masako), a politician
- Masako Sen (千容子, Sen Masako), former princess of Japan and daughter of Prince Mikasa
- Masako Usui (笛吹雅子, Usui Masako), a Nippon Television announcer
- Masako Watanabe (わたなべまさこ, Watanabe Masako), a manga artist
- Masako Hozumi (穂積 雅子, born 1986), Japanese Olympic speed skater
- Masako Ishida (born 1980), Japanese cross country skier
- Masako Sugaya (born 1937), Japanese voice actor
- Masako Jō (born 1978), Japanese voice actor
- MasakoX, Internet personality, voice actor.
Historic figures
- Princess Nashimoto Masako of Japan (梨本宮方子女王, Nashimono-no miya Masako Joou), later Crown Princess Bangja of Korea
- Princess Masako (恒久王妃昌子内親王, Tsunehisa Ōhi Masako naishinnō), (30 September 1888 – 8 March 1940), 6th daughter of Emperor Meiji
- Lady Hōjō Masako (北条 政子), later known as the "Nun Shogun" (尼将軍, Ama shōgun)
- Minamoto Masako (源晶子), (1552–1589), a posthumously given name to Lady Saigo, first consort of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
- Tokugawa Masako (徳川和子), 5th daughter of Tokugawa Hidetada, the 2nd Tokugawa Shogun
- Masako Natsume (夏目雅子, Natsume Masako), Japanese actress
- Masako Katsura (1913–1995), carom billiards player