Mao (given name)

Mao
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
MeaningDifferent meanings depending on the kanji used

Mao (written: 真央, 真緒, 真桜, 麻央, 麻緒 or 万桜) is a feminine Japanese given name. People with the name include:

  • Mao Abe (阿部 真央; born 1990), Japanese singer-songwriter
  • Mao Arai (新井 万央; born 2003), Japanese judoka
  • Mao Asada (浅田 真央; born 1990), Japanese figure skater
  • Mao Daichi (大地 真央; born 1956), Japanese actress
  • Mao Denda (傳田 真央; born 1980), Japanese singer-songwriter
  • Mao Fujita (藤田 真央; born 1998), Japanese male pianist
  • Mao Hamasaki (浜崎真緒; born 1993), former Japanese adult actress and discjockey
  • Mao Hosoya (細谷 真大; born 2001), Japanese male footballer
  • Mao Ichimichi (市道 真央; born 1992), Japanese actress and voice actress
  • Mao Ichiyama (一山 麻緒; born 1997), Japanese long-distance runner
  • Mao Inoue (井上 真央; born 1987), Japanese actress
  • Mao Ishigaki (石垣 真央; born 1991), Japanese curler
  • Mao Ishikawa (石川 真生; born 1953), Okinawan photographer and activist
  • Mao Izumi (泉 真生; born 1996), Japanese judoka
  • Mao Kiyota (清田 真央; 1993), Japanese long distance runner
  • Mao Kobayashi (actress) (小林 麻央; 1982 – 2017), Japanese actress
  • Mao Kobayashi (Japanese idol) (小林 万桜; born 1992), Japanese junior idol
  • Mao Kunii (born 1996), Japanese rhythmic gymnast
  • Mao Kurata (倉多まお; born 1994), Japanese adult actress
  • Mao Miyaji (宮地 真緒; born 1984), Japanese actress
  • Mao Murakami (村上 真魚; born 1995), Japanese J-pop dancer
  • Mao Saigo (西郷 真央; born 2001), Japanese professional golfer
  • Mao Shimada (島田 麻央; born 2008), Japanese figure skater
  • Mao Hosoya (細谷 真大; born 2001), Japanese football player

Other people

  • Mao Zeming (b. 1963), Papua New Guinean politician

Fictional characters