
Masuimi Max turns out to be an American of Korean and German descent. According to her Wikipedia entry:
She had two tattoos of her name written in Japanese, but she had both of them removed. When translated, these tattoos actually said "Masumi". As explained by Masuimi herself "they were tattooed on my arms the way they are pronounced, not the way it is spelled in English. Some of you may already know, Hiragana and Katakana represents sounds, not letters like the English alphabet. My name is spelled Masuimi, but the first 'i' is silent. Thus, the pronunciation of my name was exactly how it was tattooed on my arms."
I appreciate that some might feel that the title of this thread promised more than the post delivered.