Sayo (given name)

Sayo

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

Sayo (written: 沙世, 沙代 or 紗世) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Sayo Aizawa (相沢 紗世, born 1978), Japanese model and television personality
• Sayo Hayakawa (早川 沙世, born 1983), Japanese fashion model
• Sayo Nomura (野村 沙世, born 1989), Japanese long-distance runner
• Sayo Shiota (塩田 沙代, born 1989), Japanese handball player
• Sayo Yamamoto (山本 沙代, born 1977), Japanese anime director
• Kitamura Sayo (北村 サヨ, 1900 – 1967), founder of the Tenshō Kōtai Jingūkyō

Fictional characters

• Sayo Aisaka (相坂 さよ), a character in the manga series Negima!
• Sayo Arima (有馬 小夜), a character in the manga series Double-J
• Sayo Hitsugi (柩 小夜), a character in the manga series Triage X
• Sayo Hikawa (氷川 紗夜), a character in the media franchise BanG Dream!
• Sayo Ishihara (石原 砂代), a character in the manga series A.I. Love You
• Sayo Kaburagi (鏑木 小夜), a character in the OVA series One Off
• Sayo Kotobuki (寿 沙夜), a character in the manga series Gals!
• Sayo Oharu (大治 小夜), a character in the tokusatsu series Mashin Sentai Kiramager
• Sayo Shizumori (静森 早夜), a character in the manga series My Girlfriend is Shobitch
• Sayo Takahashi (高橋 沙夜), a character in the manga series Recorder and Randsell
• Sayo Yarai (矢来 小夜), a character in the manga series Sora no Manimani
• Sayo Yasuda (安田 紗代), a character in the visual novel Umineko When They Cry
• Sayo Yuuki (結城 小夜), a character in the video game Shikigami no Shiro
• Sayo Samonji (左文字 小夜), a character in the online game and anime series "Touken Ranbu"