Misao

 ( Japanese Unisex Given Names ) 

Misao (written: 操 or みさを in hiragana) is a unisex Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

• 1886–1903, Japanese philosophy student and poet
• 1913–2018, Japanese textile artist, weaver and educator
• 1947–1972, Japanese murderer
• born 1961, Japanese biathlete
• 1908–?, Japanese high jumper
• 1903–1978, Japanese footballer
• born 1917, Japanese swimmer
• Misao, a Serbian publication

• 天野 美紗緒, a character in the anime series Magical Girl Pretty Sammy
• 原田 実沙緒, protagonist of the manga series Black Bird
• 日下部 みさお, a character in the manga series Lucky Star
• 巻町 操, a character in the manga series Rurouni Kenshin
• 水無神 操緒, a character in the light novel series Asura Cryin'
• 防人 操, a character in the video game Gate Keepers
• 財津 操, a character in the manga series First Love Limited