Masako - Meaning of Masako

What does Masako mean?

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Masako

[ 3 syll. ma-sa-ko, mas-ako ] The baby girl name Masako is pronounced MAA-Saa-Kow †. Masako's origin, as well as its use, is in the Japanese language. The meaning of Masako is 'proper child'.

Masako is a variation of Maeko (Japanese).

See also the related categories, japanese and proper (bright).

Masako is a rare baby girl name. At the modest peak of its usage in 1913, 0.005% of baby girls were named Masako. It was #920 in rank then. The baby name has experienced a decline in popularity since then, and is currently of only sporadic use. Out of all girl names in its family, Masako was nevertheless the most regularly used in 2018.

Baby names that sound like Masako include Maaike, Maanasa, Maanika, Maasiai, Macea, Machea, Machika, Machiko, Machyka, Machyko, Macia, Maecea, Maekiko, Maekiyo, Maeko, Maeona, Maeva, Maeza, Maezah, and Magia.

† English pronunciation for Masako: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)"

A famous person named Masako is Princess Masako, Royalty, born Masako Owada 9 December 1963, Tokyo, Japan.