is a common Japanese

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and can be given to either sex.

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*惟美, meaning "Considerate beauty" *真己, meaning "True self" or "Truth, Snake" *昌美, meaning "Prosperous beauty" *雅美, meaning "Gracious beauty" *成美, meaning "Become beautiful" *マサミ in ( katakana) *まさみ in ( hiragana)

People with the name

* Masami Akita (秋田昌美), Japanese Noise musician * Masami Anno, Japanese director of the anime series ''Chūka Ichiban!'' which is based on the manga series of the same name * Masami Hirosaka (広坂正美), Japanese radio-controlled car racer * Masami Horiuchi (堀内正美), Japanese actor *, Japanese alpine skier * Masami Kikuchi (菊池正美), Japanese voice actor *

Masami Kobayashi was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. His name was sometimes misspelled as "Marasmi Kobayashi" or "Marashi Kobayashi" by contemporary United States Navy sources. He was an outspoken proponent of the Treaty Faction wit ...

(小林仁, 1890-1977), admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II * Masami Kubota, Japanese former gymnast who competed in the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...

Masami Kurumada is a Japanese manga artist and writer, known for specializing in fighting manga featuring bishōnen and magical boy. He is the founder of the manga studio Kurumada Productions or Kurumadapro for short. He is famous as the creator/author of popu ...

(車田正美), Japanese writer and manga artist known for his works such as '' Ring ni Kakero'', '' Fūma no Kojirō'', '' Saint Seiya'', and ''

B't X and stylized as B'T X, is a manga series, written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada. It was serialized in '' Shōnen Ace'' from 1994 to 2000. The series is set in a fictional universe where science has progressed to the creation of mech ...

'' * Masami Kuwashima (桑島正美), Japanese former racecar driver * Masami Mitsuoka (光岡昌美), Japanese pop singer * Masami Nagasawa (長澤まさみ), Japanese TV drama and movie actress * Masami Ōbari (大張正己), Japanese anime character designer and director * Masami Odate (大館昌美), Japanese professional wrestler * Masami Okui (奥井雅美), Japanese pop musician * Masami Shiratama (白玉雅己), Japanese musical composer and former bass guitarist for the band Porno Graffitti *

Masami Suzuki is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer from Chigasaki. She is currently affiliated with Aoni Production. She is famous for voice acting roles such as Kaihime/Princess Kai from ''Samurai Warriors'' and ''Warriors Orochi'' series both fro ...

(鈴木真仁), voice actress from Japan *, Japanese football manager *

Masami Tanaka is a former breaststroke swimmer from Japan. She won the bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m Medley Relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Her winning teammates in that race were Mai Nakamura, Junko Onishi, and Sumika Minamoto. She ...

(田中雅美), Olympic bronze medalist * Masami Teraoka, Japanese-American watercolor artist who mimics the style of traditional Japanese wood-block prints * Masami Tsuchiya, Japanese singer-songwriter and musician * Masami Tsuda (津田雅美), Japanese manga artist; creator of '' Kare Kano'' * Masami Yoshida (disambiguation), multiple people *

Masami Yūki , real name Shūji Satō (佐藤修司 ''Satō Shūji'', born December 19, 1957, in Kutchan, Abuta District, Hokkaidō), is a Japanese manga artist. Yuki graduated from Kutchan High School. He is a member of the artist group known as Headgear. I ...

(ゆうきまさみ), Japanese manga artist; creator of '' Patlabor''

Fictional characters

Masami Eiri ''Serial Experiments Lain'' (stylized as ''serial experiments lain'') is a Japanese anime television series created and co-produced by Yasuyuki Ueda, written by Chiaki J. Konaka and directed by Ryūtarō Nakamura. Animated by Triangle Staff ...

(英利政美), villain from the anime ''

Serial Experiments Lain ''Serial Experiments Lain'' (stylized as ''serial experiments lain'') is a Japanese anime television series created and co-produced by Yasuyuki Ueda, written by Chiaki J. Konaka and directed by Ryūtarō Nakamura. Animated by Triangle Staff ...

'' *Masami Kaida, a character in the air combat video game '' The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces'' *

Masami Oyamada is a Japanese manga series written by Norie Yamada and illustrated by Kumichi Yoshizuki. It was serialized in Fujimi Shobo's ''Comic Dragon'' magazine from May 2002 to January 2003 and was later collected in two bound volumes. In 2006, T ...

(小山田雅美), from the manga and anime '' Someday's Dreamers'' * Masami Saotome (早乙女正美), from the live action film: '' Boogiepop and Others'' *

Masami Yamada is an anime television series directed by Yasunori Ide, written by Yōsuke Kuroda, and produced by Bandai Visual. It was later adapted into a manga and light novel and centers on a group of friends and the odd things that happen to them a ...

(山田正臣), teacher from the anime ''

Onegai Teacher is an anime television series directed by Yasunori Ide, written by Yōsuke Kuroda, and produced by Bandai Visual. It was later adapted into a manga and light novel and centers on a group of friends and the odd things that happen to th ...

'' *Masami Aomame, the full name of the lead female protagonist in Haruki Murakami's novel, 1Q84 * Masami Yoshida the wealthy daughter of the Rainbow Factory Owner from The Amazing World of Gumball * Masami Fujii, a character in the manga/anime series '' Ro-Kyu-Bu!'' *Masami Iwasawa (岩沢雅美), the original lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of

Girls Dead Monster ''Angel Beats!'' is a 13-episode Japanese anime television series produced by P.A. Works and Aniplex and directed by Seiji Kishi. The story was originally conceived by Jun Maeda, who also wrote the screenplay and composed the music with ...

from the anime Angel Beats! * Masami, the "kid" in Samurai of Hyuga

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