Masae

Meaning of Masae

Masae (pronounced mah-sah-eh /maˈsa.e/) glides across the lips as softly as the first cherry-blossom petals adrift on a spring breeze, a name steeped in Japanese tradition and layered with nuance that shimmers like moonlight on still water. Rooted in characters such as 雅 (elegance) and 恵 (blessing) or 正 (righteous) and 枝 (branch), it conjures both the refined poise of Heian-era courtly verse and the quiet promise of lives touched by gentle grace. Though inseparable from images of tea-stained gardens and poetry whispered beneath lantern light, Masae found a gentle current in America’s naming charts during the early twentieth century—hovering within the top six hundred from 1914 through 1929—before drifting back toward rarity, where it endures today as an exotic blossom echoing the timeless allure of its homeland.

Pronunciation

Japanese

• Pronunced as mah-sah-eh (/maˈsa.e/)

• Masa
• Masako
• Masumi
• Masayo