Kozue as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Kozue

What is the meaning of the name Kozue ?

The baby name Kozue is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ko.zɯ.e/ (koh-zoo-eh).

Kozue is Japanese in Origin.

Kozue is a Japanese feminine given name deriving from the native noun kozue, meaning “treetop,” “tips of branches,” or, in classical writing (木末), “the end of a tree.” The most common kanji is 梢, evoking leaves swaying high above, growth, and aspiration; softer phonetic spellings こずえ (hiragana) and コズエ (katakana) are also used. While primarily feminine, it is technically unisex.

As a personal name, Kozue came into wider use in the 20th century and peaked in the late Shōwa era, helped by pop‑culture figures such as Ayuhara Kozue, the heroine of the volleyball classic Attack No. 1, and by real‑life bearers like footballer Ando Kozue and manga artist Amano Kozue. Variants chiefly concern script choice: 梢, the literary 木末 (rare), or phonetic kana; less common individualized kanji combinations exist for sound rather than standard meaning.