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Masao
Masao (まさお) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 正雄, 正 right + 雄 hero. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 3 in 3 different years between 1912 and 1914.
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Ways to write Masao
The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.
正雄
正right, correct雄hero, masculine
Boy, best No. 3 (1912–1921)正夫
正right, correct夫man, husband
Boy, best No. 9 (1912)正男
正right, correct男man
Boy, best No. 10 (1913)雅夫
雅elegant, refined夫man, husband
Boy, 8 notable people on Wikidata政男
政government, to govern男man
Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata証雄
証proof雄hero, masculine
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata真男
真true, genuine男man
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata政夫
政government, to govern夫man, husband
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata昌雄
昌prosperous, bright雄hero, masculine
Boy, 1 notable person on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Masao appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
雅男elegant + manBoy
雅勇elegant + braveBoy
昌夫prosperous + manBoy
征緒to journey + threadGirl
政保government + to protectBoy
正尾right + tailGirl
万佐夫ten thousand + to help + manGirl
Popularity in Japan
Where the most popular spelling of Masao has ranked among baby names each year. It reached No. 3 in 3 different years, most recently 1914.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1921 | No. 10 |
| 1920 | No. 10 |
| 1919 | No. 7 |
| 1918 | No. 10 |
| 1917 | No. 6 |
| 1916 | No. 8 |
| 1915 | No. 4 |
| 1914 | No. 3 |
| 1913 | No. 3 |
| 1912 | No. 3 |
Source: Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance yearly baby name survey. It covers the top 10 names each year from 1912 to 2003, and the top 100 names and top 50 readings from 2004.
Famous people named Masao
Masao Uchino 内野 正雄Japanese association football player
Masao Kiba 木場 昌雄Japanese association football player
Masao Yoshida 吉田 昌郎Plant manager during the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster
Masao Arai 荒井 政雄Olympic medalist in wrestling
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.