Masanao

Masanao

Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used

Masanao (written: 政直, 正直, 昌直 or 雅尚) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Masanao Goto (後藤 昌直, 1857–1908), Japanese physician
• Masanao Hanihara (埴原 正直, 1876–1934), Japanese diplomat
• Hoshina Masanao (保科 正直, 1542–1601), Japanese daimyō
• Inoue Masanao (井上 正直, 1837–1904), Japanese daimyō
• Kinoshita Masanao (木下 昌直, died 1584), Japanese samurai
• Nakamura Masanao (中村 正直, 1832–1891), Japanese samurai, philosopher and educator
• Masanao Ozaki (尾崎 正直, born 1967), Japanese politician
• Masanao Sasaki (佐々木 雅尚, born 1962), Japanese footballer
• Tokusegawa Masanao (德瀬川 正直, born 1983), Mongolian sumo wrestler
• Tsuchiya Masanao (土屋 政直, 1641–1722), Japanese daimyō
• Masanao of Kyoto (正直, mid-late 1700s), netsuke sculptor