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Gender Feminine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 松, 末津, 真津, 麻津(Japanese Kanji) まつ(Japanese Hiragana) マツ(Japanese Katakana)
Pronounced Pron. MAHTS, MAH-TSUU  [key]

Meaning & History

This name can be used as 松 (shou, matsu) meaning "pine tree" or it can be used to combine 末 (batsu, matsu, sue) meaning "close, end, powder, tip," 真 (shin, ma, ma-, makoto) meaning "real, true" or 麻 (ma, maa, asa) meaning "flax, hemp" with 津 (shin, tsu) meaning "harbour, port."

Matsu was one of the most popular girls' names in the Edo Period (1603-1868). It held on to its high popularity until the 1900s.
Matsu is also used as a surname.
Added 3/27/2016 by m4yb3_daijirou
Edited 3/8/2020 by Mike C and m4yb3_daijirou