Submitted Name
SaveGender Feminine & Masculine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 操, 美佐男, 美佐雄, 美佐夫, 美佐緒, 美佐尾, 美佐於(Japanese Kanji) みさお(Japanese Hiragana) ミサオ(Japanese Katakana)
[Meaning & History
This name can be used, for both genders, as 操 (san, sou, ayatsu.ru, misao) meaning "chastity, fidelity, virginity," which likely stemmed from Old Japanese 御青 (misao) (made up of 御 (mi), an honorary prefix added to gods/spirits and other spiritually important things, and 青 (sao, nowadays ao) meaning "blue, green"), likely referring to everlasting beauty comparable to an evergreen tree.
When using 3 kanji, among others, the first two kanji can be used as 美 (bi, mi, utsuku.shii) meaning "beautiful, beauty" and 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help." As for the third and final kanji, for males, it can be used as 男 (dan, nan, o, otoko) meaning "man, male," 雄 (yuu, o-, osu, on) meaning "male, masculine" or 夫 (fu, fuu, bu, otto, sore, o) meaning "husband, man," while for the females, it can be used as 緒 (sho, cho, itoguchi, o) meaning "cord, strap, thong," 尾 (bi, o) meaning "tail" or 於 (o, yo, aa, oi.te, o.keru, yori) meaning "as for, at, in, on."The name rose in popularity for girls in the second half of the Meiji Period (1868-1912), becoming popular in the 1900s. It dropped in popularity by the latter part of the Taishō period (1912-1926) and the pre-1945 Shōwa period (1926-1989).
When using 3 kanji, among others, the first two kanji can be used as 美 (bi, mi, utsuku.shii) meaning "beautiful, beauty" and 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help." As for the third and final kanji, for males, it can be used as 男 (dan, nan, o, otoko) meaning "man, male," 雄 (yuu, o-, osu, on) meaning "male, masculine" or 夫 (fu, fuu, bu, otto, sore, o) meaning "husband, man," while for the females, it can be used as 緒 (sho, cho, itoguchi, o) meaning "cord, strap, thong," 尾 (bi, o) meaning "tail" or 於 (o, yo, aa, oi.te, o.keru, yori) meaning "as for, at, in, on."The name rose in popularity for girls in the second half of the Meiji Period (1868-1912), becoming popular in the 1900s. It dropped in popularity by the latter part of the Taishō period (1912-1926) and the pre-1945 Shōwa period (1926-1989).