Yoshimasa as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Yoshimasa

What is the meaning of the name Yoshimasa ?

The baby name Yoshimasa is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced yo-shee-mah-sah (Japanese: /joɕimasa/).

Yoshimasa is Japanese in Origin.

Yoshimasa is a Japanese masculine given name (よしまさ), with meaning determined by the kanji. Common forms include 義政 (“righteous governance/justice + politics”), 良政 (“good + governance”), 佳正 (“excellent + correct”), 善正 (“virtuous + right”), 吉政 (“auspicious + government”), and combinations with 正, 政, 雅, 昌, 将, or 真 for the “masa” element. The “yoshi” morpheme often signals goodness, virtue, or luck, while “masa” conveys correctness, governance, elegance, prosperity, leadership, or truth.

The name is well established in classical and modern Japan. Its most famous bearer is Ashikaga Yoshimasa (足利義政, 1436–1490), 8th Ashikaga shogun and patron of Higashiyama culture and Ginkaku-ji; a later example is voice actor Yoshimasa Hosoya (細谷佳正). Nicknames Yoshi and Masa are common. Romanization is typically Yoshimasa (Hepburn); Kunrei-shiki/Nihon-shiki render it Yosimasa. While primarily used in Japan, the name is recognizable abroad through historical and cultural references.