Maki (name)

This article is about the Japanese name. For the Finnish name, see Mäki. For other uses, see Maki (disambiguation).
Maki
GenderFemale (unisex)
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
MeaningIt can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.
Other names
Related namesMakiko

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

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

Given name

Women

  • 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 (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 (真季, born 1996), Japanese television announcer

Men

  • Maki Ishii (眞木, 1936–2003), Japanese male composer
  • Maki Kaji (真起, 1951–2021), Japanese male businessman
  • Maki Kitahara (北原 槙, born 2009), Japanese male footballer

Surname

Non-Japanese people

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Surname

Fictional characters

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Surname

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