Masabumi as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Masabumi

What is the meaning of the name Masabumi ?

The baby name Masabumi is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced masabumi (Japanese pronunciation: [ma.sa.bɯ.mi]).

Masabumi is Japanese in Origin.

Masabumi is a Japanese masculine given name, read まさぶみ, formed from masa (“upright; government; elegant; prosperous”) and fumi (“text; literature; history; chapter”). Common spellings include 正文, 政文, 雅文, or 雅章, yielding senses such as “righteous literature,” “government writings,” or “elegant composition.” Nuance depends on the kanji chosen; it can also be written in kana. The standard romanization is Masabumi.

Use is attested from the Meiji through Shōwa eras and is uncommon for newborns today, yet the name is familiar through Hosono Masabumi (1870–1939), survivor of the RMS Titanic, and Kikuchi Masabumi (1939–2015), a noted jazz pianist-composer. Variants are chiefly orthographic - different kanji pairings - with casual nicknames such as Masa or Fumi/Bumi. Related element-sharing names include Masafumi and Kazufumi, which are distinct entries.

⚙ Masabumi is exceptionally rare. Our whole dataset turns up only 2 recorded uses, across 1 country.