Meaning & History
From Japanese 昌 (masa) meaning "good, prosper", 雅 (masa) meaning "graceful, elegant", 正 (masa) meaning "correct, proper, right, justice", 政 (masa) meaning "rule; government; politics" or 真 (masa) meaning "true, reality" combined with 孝 (taka) meaning "filial piety". Other kanji combinations are possible.Famous bearers of this name are Japanese baseball player and manager Masataka Nashida, Japanese chemist Masataka Ogawa, Japanese voice actor Masataka Azuma and Japanese actor Masataka Kubota.