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The name Masaya is a boy's name of Japanese origin meaning "to be graceful, elegant".

A Japanese name with an elegant sound and meaning to match, Masaya is notably borne by Olympic figure skater, Masaya Morita. 
<br></br> As with many Japanese names, it does have different interpretations depending on which kanji are used. Options include: "to be elegant, refined, and graceful", "to flourish" and "real exclamation". 
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In Peru and Bolivia, it may additionally be used to mean "south" from the Aymara language. 

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The name Masaya peaked for boys at #8144 in 1998.

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