Matsue

Matsue is a girl name of Japanese origin, meaning Bough.

What Matsue means

Bough.

Matsue sits at 6 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.

Where Matsue comes from

Japanese given names are written in kanji, and the characters chosen carry the meaning as much as the sound does. The same pronunciation can be written several different ways, each shading the sense differently, so parents pick characters as deliberately as they pick the name itself.

Matsue is recorded as Japanese in origin. Browse other Japanese names.

How popular is Matsue?

Matsue is not in the current top 100 girl names we track. In practice that means a child called Matsue is unlikely to be one of three in a classroom — the name is established and recognisable, just not in heavy circulation right now.

Names like Matsue

These share Matsue's themes, origin, or both — closest first.

  • Megumi — Blessing, grace.
  • Mei — Sprout; bright.
  • Midori — Green.
  • Akari — Light, brightness.
  • Aoi — Hollyhock; the color blue.
  • Emi — Beautiful blessing; smile.
  • Hana — Flower, blossom.
  • Haruka — Distant; spring.
  • Himari — Facing the sun; sunflower.
  • Hina — Sun, light.
  • Hoshi — Star.
  • Kaede — Maple leaf.

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