Gender Masculine
Usage Japanese
Scripts マサアキ(Japanese Katakana) 雅旭, 雅右, 雅映, 雅且, 雅暁, 雅顕, 雅晃, 雅秋, 雅彰, 雅昭, 雅晶, 雅章, 雅紹, 雅督, 雅明, 雅亮, 雅朗, etc.(Japanese Kanji)
Meaning & History
From Japanese 雅 (masa) meaning "elegant" combined with 旭 (aki) meaning "rising sun", 右 (aki) meaning "right", 映 (aki) meaning "a reflection; to reflect", 且 (aki) meaning "almost; nearly", 暁 (aki) meaning "dawn, daybreak", 顕 (aki) meaning "manifest, display", 晃 (aki) meaning "clear", 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn", 彰 (aki) meaning "obvious, clear", 昭 (aki) meaning "shining", 晶 (aki) meaning "clear", 章 (aki) meaning "chapter; section", 紹 (aki) meaning "introduce", 督 (aki) meaning "command, lead", 明 (aki) meaning "clear, bright", 亮 (aki) meaning "clear, help" or 朗 (aki) meaning "bright, clear". Other kanji combinations are possible. Famous bearers are Masaaki Endoh, a Japanese singer/songwriter, Masaaki Hiyama, a Japanese jazz drummer, Masaaki Shirakawa, a Japanese economist, central banker and the 30th Governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ), and professor of Aoyama Gakuin University and Masaaki Toma, a professional Japanese football referee.