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maki

maki

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A Japanese female name that is also used as a last name
  • proper noun
translation icon : Maki
  • Maki says she doesn't know the other groups dancing nearby.
  • Maki said
  • Mr. Maki
  • Maki and Botta

Examples

  • I have been reading Maki's "Just Hungry" blog for a while now, and haven't been blind to the Amazon plugs for Le Creuset wares in the right-hand bar.

    Blog text (21)

  • The name Maki is often associated with beauty and grace in Japanese culture.

  • Based on Maki's findings, this seems to be the spot.

    The Burden of Nine Lives (2024)

  • Man-to-Man with Reid Maki of the Child Labor Coalition

    Blog text (12)

  • Cameron Conaway sits down with Reid Maki to discuss child labor exploitation and how responsible consumers can bring change.

    Blog text (12)

  • In the recent community-based publication Steal My Rage, Joel Maki, the editor, says that "we had envisioned producing a thin volume featuring perhaps a dozen authors.

    Academic text (1997)

  • When I met with Maki, she shared stories about her childhood in Japan.

  • Maki Yamamoto will be participating in the upcoming art exhibition.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Maki as a Japanese name comes from Japanese words that can mean things like 'true', 'sprout' or 'pasture' depending on the characters used. So someone named Maki has a name that comes from these simple Japanese meanings.