Masako

Masako
Gender	Female
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used

Masako (written: 雅子, 正子, 真沙子, 真子 or まさこ in hiragana) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

Empress Masako of Japan (雅子皇后)
Princess Masako (恒久王妃昌子内親王), (1888–1940), 6th daughter of Emperor Meiji
Masako Chiba (千葉真子, born 1976), Japanese long-distance runner
Masako Ebisu (恵比寿まさ子, born 1945), Japanese voice actress
Masako Hachisuka (蜂須賀正子, born 1941), Japanese linguist
Masako Hayashi (林雅子, 1928–2001), Japanese architect
Hōjō Masako (北条政子, 1156–1225), later known as the "Nun Shogun"
Masako Hozumi (穂積雅子, born 1986), Japanese speed skater
Masako Ikeda (池田昌子, born 1939), Japanese voice actress
Masako Ishida (石田正子, born 1980), Japanese cross-country skier
Masako Jō (城雅子, born 1978), Japanese voice actress
Masako Kato (加藤雅子, born 1965), Japanese figure skater
Masako Katsuki (勝生真沙子, born 1958), Japanese voice actress
Masako Katsura (桂マサ子, 1913–1995), Japanese carom billiards player
Masako Kisaki (木崎正子, born 1943), Japanese middle-distance runner
Minamoto Masako (源晶子), (1552–1589), posthumous name of Lady Saigō, first consort of Tokugawa Ieyasu
Masako Miura (三浦雅子, born 1959), a voice actress
Masako Mori (politician) (森まさこ, born 1964), Japanese politician
Masako Mori (singer) (森昌子, born 1958), Japanese enka singer and former 1970s idol
Masako Mori (writer) (森真沙子, born 1944), Japanese novelist
Masako Nakata (中田正子, 1910–2002), Japanese lawyer
Princess Nashimoto Masako of Japan (梨本宮方子女王), later Crown Princess Bangja of Korea
Masako Natsume (夏目雅子, 1957–1985), Japanese actress
Masako Nozawa (野沢雅子, born 1936), Japanese voice actress
Masako Okawara (大河原雅子, born 1953), Japanese politician
Masako Sato (field hockey) (佐藤雅子, born 1987), Japanese field hockey player
Masako Sato (ice hockey) (佐藤雅子, born 1973), Japanese ice hockey player
Masako Seki (関正子, died 2019), Japanese table tennis player
Masako Sen (千容子), former princess of Japan and daughter of Prince Mikasa
Masako Sugaya (菅谷政子, 1937–2021), Japanese voice actress
Tokugawa Masako (徳川和子), 5th daughter of Tokugawa Hidetada, the 2nd Tokugawa Shogun
Masako Usui (笛吹雅子, born 1968), Japanese announcer
Masako Watanabe (わたなべまさこ, born 1928), Japanese manga artist
Masako Yoshida (吉田雅子, born 1957), Japanese women's footballer

Fictional characters

Masako Kaneko
Colonel Masako, main antagonist in the video-game Red Faction
Lady Masako Adachi, a character in the video-game Ghost of Tsushima
Masako Garmadon, a character from LEGO Ninjago series

Fictional characters

See also