Mako

{{wiktionary|mako}} '''Mako''' may refer to: {{TOC right}}

==Biology== * ''Aristotelia serrata'', a New Zealand tree also known as mako or makomako * Mako shark, the genus ''Isurus'', consisting of two living and several fossil species: ** Shortfin mako shark, ''Isurus oxyrinchus'', the more common mako ** Longfin mako shark, ''Isurus paucus'', the rarer mako

==Military== * AgustaWestland AW109 "Mako", the service name for the light utility helicopter of the Royal New Zealand Airforce * Fighting Makos, the 93rd Fighter Squadron based at Homestead ARB, Florida * Mako (missile), a hypersonic air-to-air missile from Lockheed Martin * UTAP-22 Mako, a jet UAV, a variant of the {{slink|Composite Engineering BQM-167 Skeeter|UTAP-22}}

==Organisations== * MAKO Surgical Corp., a medical device company * Mako (website), an Israeli news and entertainment portal owned by Keshet Media Group

==People== ===Given name=== * Mako (actor), stage name of Japanese-American actor Makoto Iwamatsu (1933–2006) * Mako (DJ), American DJ and electronic dance music producer, real name Alexander Seaver * Mako (voice actress) (born 1986), member of Japanese popular music group Bon-Bon Blanco * {{Nihongo|Mako Hyōdō|兵藤 まこ||born 1962}}, Japanese actress * {{Nihongo|Mako Idemitsu|出光 真子||born 1940}}, Japanese media artist * {{Nihongo|Mako Ishino|石野 真子||born 1961}}, Japanese singer and actress * {{Nihongo|Mako Midori|緑 魔子||born 1944}}, Japanese actress * {{Nihongo|Mako Miyata|宮田 真子||born 1973}}, Japanese singer and vocalist * Mako Kamitsuna, American Film director * {{Nihongo|Mako Komao|駒尾 真子||born 1982}}, Japanese author * {{Nihongo|Mako Komuro|小室 眞子|Komuro Mako|born 1991}}, formerly Princess Mako of the Japanese imperial family * {{Nihongo|Mako Kojima|小嶋 真子||born 1997}}, Japanese fashion producer * {{Nihongo|Mako Kudo||born 1997}}, Japanese professional footballer * Mako Oliveras (born 1946), is a former Minor League Baseball player * Mako Tabuni (1979-2012), was an activist for Papuan interests * {{Nihongo|Mako Yamada|山田 真子||born 1994}}, Japanese kickboxer * {{Nihongo|Mako Yamashita|山下 真瑚||born 2002}}, Japanese figure skater * {{Nihongo|Mako Yoshikawa|漆﨑 真子||born 1992}}, Japanese badminton player * {{Nihongo|Mako Urushizaki||born 1966}}, American novelist * Mako Vunipola (born 1991), New Zealand-born English rugby player ===Surname===

* Gene Mako (1916–2013), American tennis player * Laura Mako (1916–2019), American interior designer * Zach Mako (born 1988), American politician

===Ethnic group=== * Maku people or Mako people, an indigenous people of South America

==Places== * Magong or Mako, a Taiwanese city * Makó, a town and district seat ** Makó District, Hungary

==Products== * Diamond Mako, a re-branded version of the Psion Revo PDA * EADS Mako/HEAT, a jet aircraft * Lancair Mako, an American kit aircraft * Mako, a type of fine cotton produced in Egypt * Mako, a boat brand of White River Marine Group * Mako Shark, a series of concept cars produced by Chevrolet * Nexus 4 (codenamed "Mako"), a smartphone by Google and LG Electronics

==In fiction== === Characters=== * Mako, a fictional scribe in the ''Samurai Jack'' comic series * Mako, a companion character from ''Star Wars: The Old Republic'' * Mako, a crab, the main antagonist in the 2023 musical film ''Under the Boardwalk'' * Mako, a villain from the ''Savage Dragon'' comic book * Mako (''The Legend of Korra''), a major character in ''The Legend of Korra'' * Mako Hooker, the main character from ''Something's Down There'' by Mickey Spillane * Mako Mankanshoku, a major character in ''Kill la Kill'' * Mako Mori, a major character in the motion picture ''Pacific Rim'' * Mako Rutledge, or Roadhog, a hero in ''Overwatch (2016 video game)'' * Mako Shiraishi, one of the protagonists in the ''Samurai Sentai Shinkenger'' * Mako Spince, a minor character introduced in ''Star Wars'': ''Dark Empire'' * Mako Tsunami, in the list of ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' anime and manga characters * Mako Urashima, the main protagonist in the anime series ''Mahō no Mako-chan'' * Myron Mako, the main protagonist of the 2008 strategy game ''Robocalypse''

=== Titles=== * ''Mako: Island of Secrets'', a television programme * ''Mako: The Jaws of Death'', 1976 film === Others === * Mako, a magical substance from the ''Final Fantasy VII'' metaseries * Mako (Mass Effect) (M35 Mako), an infantry fighting vehicle in the game ''Mass Effect'' * Mako Ballistics, a fictional weapons manufacturer in the video game ''Deus Ex: Invisible War'' * Mako Island, a fictional island in the television programme ''H₂O: Just Add Water'' and in: * Task Force Mako, an elite American task force in the video game ''Medal of Honor: Warfighter'' * USS ''Mako'', a fictitious United States Navy Cold War submarine which appears in the 1986 novel ''To Kill the Potemkin'' by Mark Joseph

==Other uses== * Mako (dance), an action dance from Tonga * Mako (musical instrument), the West Arnhem Land name for a didgeridoo * Mako (SeaWorld Orlando), a roller coaster at SeaWorld Orlando, opened in 2016 * Mako (template engine), a template engine library written in Python

==See also== * {{look from}} * {{in title}} * Maco (disambiguation) * MAACO * Mahko, grandfather of Geronimo

{{disambiguation|given name|geo}} Category:Japanese unisex given names