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Gender Masculine
Usage Japanese (Rare), Popular Culture
Scripts 松葉(Japanese Kanji) まつば(Japanese Hiragana) マツバ(Japanese Katakana)
Other Forms FormsSongye (Chinese)
Meaning & History
Means "pine needle" in Japanese, which comes from combining 松 (matsu) meaning "pine" with 葉 (ba) meaning "leaf".Ecruteak City Gym Leader Morty from Pokémon Gold, Silver, Crystal, Heartgold, and Soulsilver, who is also known as Matsuba (マツバ) in the Japanese versions, is a fictional bearer of this name.