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Gender Feminine & Masculine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 雅, 正, 真, 昌(Japanese Kanji) まさ(Japanese Hiragana) マサ(Japanese Katakana)
Meaning & History
Masa was a very popular name for girls in the early 1900s in Japan. It was usually spelled using katakana as マサ.It can also be spelled as 雅 (masa) meaning "elegant, graceful", 正 (masa) meaning "right, proper", 昌 (masa) meaning "prosperous" or 真 (masa) meaning "true". Other kanji and kanji combinations are possible.Nowadays it is often used as a masculine nickname for Masahiko and other names starting with the same sound.