Maki (name)

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), known as Maki Onaga, Japanese musician
  • Maki Arai (新井 麻葵; born 1982), Japanese tennis player
  • Maki Asakawa (浅川 マキ; 1942–2010), Japanese jazz and blues singer, lyricist and composer
  • Maki Carrousel (カルーセル 麻紀; born 1942), Japanese transgender actress
  • Maki Eguchi (江口 真紀; born 1978), Japanese former basketball player
  • Maki Enjōji (円城寺 マキ), Japanese manga artist
  • Maki Fujiyoshi (藤好 麻希; born 1974), Japanese former volleyball player
  • Maki Goto (後藤 真希; born 1985), Japanese singer, lyricist, and former actress
  • Maki Hanatani (花谷 麻妃; born 2002), Japanese singer and voice actress
  • Maki Haneta (埴田 真紀; born 1972), Japanese former football player
  • Maki Horikita (堀北 真希; born 1988), Japanese former actress
  • Maki Ichiro (路 真輝; born 1965), Japanese actress
  • Maki Ikeda (池田 真紀; born 1972), Japanese politician
  • Maki Ito (伊藤 槙紀; born 1984), Japanese para table tennis player
  • Maki Itoh (伊藤 麻希; born 1995), Japanese professional wrestler
  • Maki Kashimada (鹿島田 真希; born 1976), Japanese writer
  • Maki Kawai (川合 眞紀; born 1952), Japanese chemist
  • Maki Kawamura (川村 真樹; born 1979), Japanese ballerina
  • Maki Kashimada (鹿島田 真希; born 1976), Japanese writer
  • Maki Kawase (河瀬 茉希; born 1995), Japanese voice actress
  • Maki Kenjo (born 1970), Japanese former cricketer
  • Maki Kitahara (北原 槙; born 2009), Japanese professional footballer
  • Maki Kobayashi (小林 眞樹; born 1965), Japanese rower
  • Maki Kusumoto (楠本 まき; born 1967), Japanese manga artist
  • Maki Matsumoto (actress) (松本 麻希; born 1973), Japanese actress
  • Maki Matsumoto (announcer) (松本 真季; born 1996), Japanese television announcer
  • Maki Meguro (目黒 真希; born 1972), Japanese actress
  • Maki Minami (南 マキ), Japanese manga author
  • Maki Mita (三田 真希; born 1983), Japanese swimmer
  • Maki Miyamae (宮前 真樹; born 1973), Japanese pop singer
  • Maki Mizuno (水野 真紀; born 1970), Japanese actress
  • Maki Mori (announcer) (森 麻季; born 1981), Japanese announcer
  • Maki Mori (soprano) (森 麻季; born 1970), Japanese soprano
  • Maki Murakami (村上 真紀), Japanese manga artist
  • Maki Muraki (村木 真紀; born 1974), Japanese LGBTQ activist
  • Maki Namekawa (滑川 真希), Japanese pianist
  • Maki Narumiya (成宮 真希; born 1985), Japanese retired professional wrestler
  • Maki Nishiyama (西山 茉希; born 1985), Japanese model and actress
  • Maki Nomiya (野宮 真貴; born 1960), Japanese singer and musician
  • Maki Ohguro (大黒 摩季; born 1969), Japanese pop singer and songwriter
  • Maki Okada (岡田 真紀), Japanese Paralympic athlete
  • Maki Okazoe (岡副 麻希; born 1992), Japanese TV announcer, news presenter and tarento
  • Maki Otsuki (大槻 マキ; born 1973), Japanese singer and musician
  • Maki Sakaguchi (阪口 真紀; born 1989), Japanese field hockey player
  • Maki Sakai (坂井 真紀; born 1970), Japanese actress
  • Maki Shiomi (塩見 真希; born 2000), Japanese table tennis player
  • Maki Tabata (田畑 真紀; born 1974), Japanese speed skater and track cyclist
  • Maki Takada (髙田 真希; born 1989), Japanese basketball player
  • Maki Takano (高野 眞希; born 1995), Japanese rugby union player
  • Maki Tsuji (辻 麻希; born 1985), Japanese speed skater
  • Maki Tsukada (塚田 真希; born 1982), Japanese judoka
  • Maki Ueda (artist) (上田 麻希; born 1974), Japanese artist
  • Maki Ueda (wrestler) (マキ 上田; born 1982), Japanese retired professional wrestler
  • Maki Wada (和田 麻希; born 1986), Japanese track and field sprinter
  • Maki Yano (矢野 真紀; born 1977), Japanese J-pop singer

Men

  • Maki Ishii (石井 眞木; 1936–2003), Japanese composer
  • Maki Kaji (鍜治 真起; 1951–2021), Japanese businessman
  • Maki Kitahara (北原 槙; born 2009), Japanese footballer
  • Maki Sasaki (佐々木 マキ; born 1946), Japanese illustrator, picture book writer and manga artist

Surname

  • Carmen Maki (カルメン・マキ; born 1951), born Maki Annette Lovelace, American-Japanese singer
  • Claude Maki (真木 蔵人; born 1972), Japanese surfing and flight champion, actor and hip hop singer
  • Fumihiko Maki (槇 文彦; 1928—2024), Japanese architect
  • Fuyukichi Maki (牧 冬吉; 1930–1998), Japanese actor
  • Haku Maki (巻白; 1924–2000), Japanese sōsaku-hanga
  • Izumi Maki (athlete) (真木 和; 1968–2018), Japanese long-distance runner
  • Jun Maki (眞木 準; 1948–2009), Japanese copywriter
  • Karina Maki (巻 加理奈; born 1982), Japanese Team handball player
  • Kazumi Maki (真木 和美; 1936-2008), Japanese theoretical physicist
  • Masaki Maki (真木 将樹; born 1976), Japanese former professional baseball pitcher
  • Miyako Maki (牧 美也子; born 1935), Japanese manga artist
  • Seiichiro Maki (巻 誠一郎; born 1980), Japanese former professional footballer
  • Shinichi Maki (牧 真一; 1917–1977), Japanese fencer
  • Shinji Maki (牧 伸二; 1934-2013), Japanese mandan comedian
  • Shugo Maki (牧 秀悟; born 1998), Japanese professional baseball infielder
  • Taichiro Maki (牧 太一郎; born 1980), Japanese professional wrestler
  • Yasuomi Maki (真木 保臣; 1813–1864), Japanese samurai of the late Edo period
  • Yōko Maki (actress) (真木 よう子; born 1982), Japanese actress
  • Yōko Maki (artist) (槙 ようこ; born 1981), Japanese former manga artist
  • Yoshio Maki (牧 義夫; born 1958), Japanese politician
  • Yuki Maki (巻 佑樹; born 1984), Japanese former footballer
  • Yukiko Maki (1902–1989), Japanese educator
  • Yūkō Maki (槇 有恒; 1894–1989), Japanese mountain climber

Non-Japanese people

Given name

Surname

  • Ally Maki (born 1986), American actress and former musician
  • Chico Maki (1939–2015), Canadian ice hockey forward
  • Pete Maki (born 1982), American professional baseball coach
  • Roger A. Maki, American politician
  • Tomi Maki (born 1983), Finnish ice hockey player
  • Wayne Maki (1944–1973), Canadian professional ice hockey player

Fictional characters

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Surname

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