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Maki (name)

This article is about the Japanese name. For the Finnish name, see Mäki. For other uses, see Maki (disambiguation).

Maki (まき, マキ) is a very common feminine Japanese given name which can also be used as a surname.

Maki
GenderFemale (unisex)
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
MeaningIt can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.
Other names
Related namesMakiko

Maki can be written using different kanji characters and can mean (the list is not exhaustive):

as a given name
  • 真貴, "true, precious"
  • 真樹, "true, timber trees"
  • 真紀, "true, chronicle"
  • 真希, "true, hope"
  • 麻紀, "linen, chronicle"
  • 麻貴, "linen, precious"

The given name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

as a surname
  • 巻, "roll"
  • 槙, "evergreen tree"
  • 槇, "yew plum pine"
  • 牧, "herd"
  • 真木, "true, tree"

People edit

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Women edit

  • Mākii (マーキー, born 1987), Japanese musician
  • Maki Arai (麻葵, born 1982), Japanese tennis player
  • Maki Asakawa (浅川マキ, 1942–2010), Japanese singer
  • Maki Goto (真希, born 1985), Japanese pop singer
  • Maki Horikita (真希, born 1988), Japanese actress
  • Maki Ito (伊藤 麻希, born 1995), Japanese professional wrestler
  • Maki Kawamura (真樹), Japanese ballerina
  • Maki Kawase (河瀬 茉希, born 1995), Japanese voice actress
  • Maki Meguro (真希, born 1972), Japanese actress
  • Maki Mita (三田 真希, born 1983), Japanese swimmer
  • Maki Miyamae (真樹, born 1973), J-pop singer
  • Maki Mizuno (真紀, born 1970), Japanese actress
  • Maki Murakami (真紀), Japanese manga artist
  • Maki Narumiya (真希, born 1985), Japanese professional wrestler
  • Maki Nishiyama (茉希, born 1985), Japanese fashion model
  • Maki Ohguro (摩季, born 1969), Japanese pop singer and songwriter
  • Maki Okazoe (岡副 麻希, born 1992), Japanese television personality
  • Maki Otsuki [ja] (マキ, born 1973), Japanese singer and musician
  • Maki Sakai (真紀, born 1970), Japanese actress
  • Maki Tabata (真紀, born 1974), Japanese speed skater
  • Maki Tsukada (真希, born 1982), Japanese female judoka
  • Maki Yano (真紀, born 1977), Japanese pop singer
  • Maki Matsumoto [ja] (真季, born 1996), Japanese television announcer

Men edit

  • Maki Ishii (眞木, 1936–2003), Japanese male composer
  • Maki Kaji (真起, 1951–2021), Japanese male businessman

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