Mao (given name)

Mao

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

Mao (written: 真央, 真緒, 真桜, 麻央, 麻緒 or 万桜) is a feminine Japanese given name. People with the name include:

• Mao Abe (阿部 真央, born 1990), Japanese singer-songwriter
• Mao Asada (浅田 真央, born 1990), Japanese figure skater
• Mao Denda (傳田 真央, born 1980), Japanese singer-songwriter
• Mao Hosoya (細谷 真大, born 2001), Japanese male footballer
• Mao Ichimichi (市道 真央, born 1992), Japanese actress who does voice-overs under the stylized name M·A·O
• Mao Ichiyama (一山 麻緒, born 1997), Japanese long-distance runner
• Mao Inoue (井上 真央, born 1987), Japanese actress
• Mao Ishigaki (石垣 真央, born 1991), Japanese curler
• Mao Kobayashi (actress) (小林 麻央, 1982 – 2017), Japanese actress
• Mao Kobayashi (Japanese idol) (小林 万桜, born 1992), Japanese junior idol
• Mao Kunii (born 1996), Japanese rhythmic gymnast
• Mao Miyaji (宮地 真緒, born 1984), Japanese actress

Other people

• Mao Zeming, Papua New Guinean politician

Fictional characters

• Mao (マオ), a Geass-user in the anime series Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
• Mao Jahana (謝花 真央), a female character in the anime series Blood+
• Mao (猫（マオ）), a character in the anime and manga series Darker than Black
• Mao (マオ), a character in the video game Shadow Hearts: From The New World
• Mao (マオ), a character in the video game Tales of Rebirth
• Mao (マオ), the main character in the video game Disgaea 3
• Mao (マオ), a character in the video game Shining Wind
• Mao, a character in the film Marock, played by Assaad Bouab
• Mao Mao, a character in the video game Aero Fighters
• Sadao Mao (真奥 貞夫), aka Satan, the main protagonist of the anime The Devil Is a Part-Timer!
• Mao Nonosaka (野々坂 まお), a secondary character of the anime "The Future Diary" or also known as "Mirai Nikki".
• Mao Kamitsuki, a character from the fictional idol group Apricot Regulus
• Mao Onigawara, a character in the anime series Ground Defense Force! Mao-chan