is a common Japanese given name and can be given to either sex.
Possible writings
惟美, meaning "Considerate beauty" 真己, meaning "True self" or "Truth, Snake" 昌美, meaning "Prosperous beauty" 雅美, meaning "Gracious beauty" 成美, meaning "Become beautiful" マサミ in (katakana) まさみ in (hiragana)
People with the name
Masami Akita (秋田 昌美), Japanese Noise musician
Masami Anno, Japanese director of the anime series Chūka Ichiban! which is based on the manga series of the same name Masami Hirosaka (広坂 正美), Japanese radio-controlled car racer Masami Horiuchi (堀内 正美), Japanese actor , Japanese alpine skier Masami Kikuchi (菊池 正美), Japanese voice actor Masami Kobayashi (小林仁, 1890-1977), admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II Masami Kubota, Japanese former gymnast who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics Masami Kurumada (車田 正美), Japanese writer and manga artist known for his works such as Ring ni Kakero, Fūma no Kojirō, Saint Seiya, and B't X Masami Kuwashima (桑島 正美), Japanese former racecar driver Masami Mitsuoka (光岡昌美), Japanese pop singer Masami Nagasawa (長澤 まさみ), Japanese TV drama and movie actress Masami Ōbari (大張正己), Japanese anime character designer and director Masami Odate (大館 昌美), Japanese professional wrestler Masami Okui (奥井 雅美), Japanese pop musician Masami Shiratama (白玉 雅己), Japanese musical composer and former bass guitarist for the band Porno Graffitti Masami Suzuki (鈴木 真仁), voice actress from Japan , Japanese football manager Masami Tanaka (田中 雅美), Olympic bronze medalist Masami Teraoka, Japanese-American watercolor artist who mimics the style of traditional Japanese wood-block prints Masami Tsuchiya, Japanese singer-songwriter and musician Masami Tsuda (津田 雅美), Japanese manga artist; creator of Kare Kano Masami Yoshida (disambiguation), multiple people Masami Yūki (ゆうきまさみ), Japanese manga artist; creator of Patlabor
Fictional characters
Masami Eiri (英利 政美), villain from the anime Serial Experiments Lain
Masami Kaida, a character in the air combat video game The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces Masami Oyamada (小山田雅美), from the manga and anime Someday's Dreamers Masami Saotome (早乙女正美), from the live action film: Boogiepop and Others Masami Yamada (山田 正臣), teacher from the anime Onegai Teacher Masami Aomame, the full name of the lead female protagonist in Haruki Murakami's novel, 1Q84 Masami Yoshida the wealthy daughter of the Rainbow Factory Owner from The Amazing World of Gumball Masami Fujii, a character in the manga/anime series Ro-Kyu-Bu! Masami Iwasawa (岩沢雅美), the original lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of Girls Dead Monster from the anime Angel Beats! Masami, the "kid" in Samurai of Hyuga