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Gender Feminine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 光恵, 光枝, 光江, 光栄, 三恵, 三枝, 三江, 三栄, 満恵, 満枝, 満江, 満栄, 三津恵, 美津江(Japanese Kanji) みつえ(Japanese Hiragana) ミツエ(Japanese Katakana)
Pronounced Pron. MEE-TSUU-E  [key]

Meaning & History

This name combines 光 (kou, hikari, hika.ru, mitsu) meaning "light, ray", 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three" or 満 (ban, man, mi.tasu, mi.chiru, mi.tsu) meaning "enough, full, fullness, satisfy" with 恵 (e, kei, megu.mi, megu.mu) meaning "blessing, favour, grace, kindness", 枝 (shi, eda, e) meaning "bough, branch, twig, limb", 江 (kou, e) meaning "bay, creek, inlet" or 栄 (ei, you, e, saka.eru, ha.e, ha.eru, -ba.e) meaning "flourish, glory, honour, prosperity, splendour."

Examples of Mitsue with 3 kanji include 三津恵 and 美津江 with 美 (bi, mi, utsuku.shii) meaning "beautiful, beauty" and 津 (shin, tsu) meaning "ferry, harbour, haven, port."

This name was most commonly used from the Meiji Period (1868-1912) to the second half of the 20th century but nowadays, it's rarely given to girls, if given at all.

Mitsue is also used as a surname (光江, 三枝 & 満江) and a place name.
Added 5/1/2015 by anonymous
Edited 3/8/2020 by Mike C and m4yb3_daijirou