At a Glance: Name: Misato – Origin: Japanese – Gender: Girl
Misato is a Japanese girl's name. It appears in our list of 175+ Japanese Baby Girl Names With Beautiful Kanji Meanings.
Meaning & Origin of Misato
Origin: Japanese.
A common claim: Beautiful village Actually: The added detail that 里 specifically means 'a village with water running through it' is an invented embellishment -- 里 is simply the ordinary word for 'village/hometown.'
Source: Wikipedia.
Popularity of Misato
Misato doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
Lists That Include Misato
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Misa · Keiko · Kana · Reiko · Azumi · Noriko
