Azusa (given name)

Azusa (written: 梓, 梓沙, あづさ, あずさ, アズサ) is a Japanese unisex given name, literally meaning "catalpa" among other senses (other trees, and objects made from this wood). Notable people with the name include:

Men

• Kinpei Azusa (あずさ 欣平, 1931–1997), Japanese voice actor
• Azusa Ono (小野 梓, 1852–1886), male Japanese intellectual
• Azusa Noa (野阿 梓, born 1954), male Japanese science fiction writer

Women

• Azusa Enoki (榎 あづさ, born 1988), Japanese actress and voice actress
• Azusa Hibino (日美野 梓, born 1990), Japanese model
• Azusa Iwashimizu (岩清水 梓, born 1986), Japanese association footballer
• Azusa Kishimoto (岸本 梓, born 1985), Japanese tarento and model
• Azusa Nagasawa (長澤あずさ, born 1988), former Japanese AV actress
• Michiyo Azusa (梓 みちよ, 1943-2020), Japanese singer
• Azusa Nakao (仲尾 あづさ, born 1972), Japanese voice actress
• Azusa Nakaoku (中奥 梓, born 1985), Japanese ice hockey goaltender
• Azusa Nojiri (野尻 あずさ, born 1982), Japanese marathon runner
• Azusa Senou (瀬能 あづさ,, born 1973), Japanese singer
• Azusa Sumi (鷲見 梓沙, born 1996), Japanese long-distance runner
• Azusa Tadokoro (田所 あずさ, born 1993), Japanese voice actress
• Azusa Tanaka (田中 梓沙, born 2005), Japanese figure skater
• Azusa Togashi (富樫 あずさ, born 1990), Japanese gravure idol
• Azusa Watanabe (渡辺 梓, born 1969), Japanese actress
• Azusa Yamamoto (山本 梓, born 1981), Japanese gravure idol, actress and television personality
• Azusa Yamauchi (born 1998), Japanese archer

Fictional characters

Men

• Azusa Hanai (花井 梓), a character from Big Windup!
• Azusa Kinose (木ノ瀬 梓), a character from Starry Sky
• Azusa Mukami (無神 アズサ), a character from Diabolik Lovers
• Azusa Asahina (朝日奈 梓), a character from Brothers Conflict

Women

• Azusa Miura (三浦 あずさ), a character from The Idolmaster
• Azusa Enomoto (榎本 梓), a character from Case Closed
• Azusa Azuki (小豆 梓), the main character from The "Hentai" Prince and the Stony Cat.
• Azusa "Azu-nyan" Nakano (中野 梓), a main character from K-On!
• Azusa Nakajo (中条 あずさ), a character from The Irregular at Magic High School
• Azusa Hamaoka (浜岡 梓), a character from Grand Blue
• Azusa Osawa (大沢 あずさ), a character from the video game Yakuza 5
• Azusa Sawa (澤 梓), one of the supporting protagonists from Girls und Panzer
• Azusa Suma (須磨 梓), a character from Master of Martial Hearts
• Azusa Yumi (弓 梓), a character from Soul Eater
• Azusa Fuyutsuki (冬月 あずさ), a character from Great Teacher Onizuka
• Azusa Shirasu (白洲 アズサ), a character from the role-playing video game Blue Archive