Mitsuye

M3I1T1S1U1Y4E1

proper noun

A female given name from Japanese.

OriginJapanese みつえ →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A female given name from Japanese.

    Mitsuye Endo (Tsutsumi), who died in fall 2006, represents an unusual case of heroism—a hero both self-effacing and effaced by others.

    2016, Greg Robinson, The Great Unknown: Japanese American Sketches, University Press of Colorado, page 93

Origin

  1. Japaneseみつえ
  2. EnglishMitsuye

Derived from Japanese みつえ (Mitsue).

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APA

Mitsuye. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mitsuye

MLA

“Mitsuye.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mitsuye. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mitsuye,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mitsuye.

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