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優
優 (Masaru) is a masculine given name. It is used in Chinese and Japanese.
Chinese and JapaneseWritten in Chinese characters script. In English: Masaru.
Meaning & origin
What it means
優 goes back to a word meaning “to be superior to, to excel, to surpass, to rival.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
優’s family of names
In Japanese usage, 優 can be written in the Roman alphabet as MASARU. In Japanese usage, 優 can be written in the Roman alphabet as SUGURU. In Japanese usage, 優 can be written in the Roman alphabet as IU.
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Across languages 9
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People named 優
- Masaru MatsuhashiJapanese association football playerborn 1985
- Masaru YamadaJapanese fencerborn 1994
- Suguru HinoJapanese association football playerborn 1982
- Masaru AraiJapanese astronomerborn 1952
- Suguru IwazakiJapanese baseball playerborn 1991
- Yu YamadaJapanese actor-singer-modelborn 1984
- Masaru MukaiJapanese astronomerborn 1949
- Yu TakahashiJapanese singer-songwriterborn 1983
- Masaru HayamiJapanese banker (1925-2009)
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