# Mako

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'''Mako''' may refer to:
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==Biology==
* ''[Aristotelia serrata](/source/Aristotelia_serrata)'', a New Zealand tree also known as mako or makomako
* [Mako shark](/source/Mako_shark), the genus ''Isurus'', consisting of two living and several fossil species:
** [Shortfin mako shark](/source/Shortfin_mako_shark), ''Isurus oxyrinchus'', the more common mako 
** [Longfin mako shark](/source/Longfin_mako_shark), ''Isurus paucus'', the rarer mako

==Military==
* [AgustaWestland AW109](/source/AgustaWestland_AW109) "Mako", the service name for the light utility helicopter of the Royal New Zealand Airforce
* Fighting Makos, the [93rd Fighter Squadron](/source/93rd_Fighter_Squadron) based at Homestead ARB, Florida
* [Mako (missile)](/source/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.](/source/MAKO_Surgical_Corp.), a medical device company 
* [Mako (website)](/source/Mako_(website)), an Israeli news and entertainment portal owned by Keshet Media Group

==People==
===Given name===
* [Mako (actor)](/source/Mako_(actor)), stage name of Japanese-American actor Makoto Iwamatsu (1933–2006)
* [Mako (DJ)](/source/Mako_(DJ)), American DJ and electronic dance music producer, real name Alexander Seaver 
* [Mako (voice actress)](/source/Mako_(voice_actress)) (born 1986), member of Japanese popular music group Bon-Bon Blanco
* {{Nihongo|[Mako Hyōdō](/source/Mako_Hy%C5%8Dd%C5%8D)|兵藤 まこ||born 1962}}, Japanese actress
* {{Nihongo|[Mako Idemitsu](/source/Mako_Idemitsu)|出光 真子||born 1940}}, Japanese media artist
* {{Nihongo|[Mako Ishino](/source/Mako_Ishino)|石野 真子||born 1961}}, Japanese singer and actress
* {{Nihongo|[Mako Midori](/source/Mako_Midori)|緑 魔子||born 1944}}, Japanese actress
* {{Nihongo|[Mako Miyata](/source/Mako_Miyata)|宮田 真子||born 1973}}, Japanese singer and vocalist
* [Mako Kamitsuna](/source/Mako_Kamitsuna), American Film director
* {{Nihongo|[Mako Komao](/source/Mako_Komao)|駒尾 真子||born 1982}}, Japanese author 
* {{Nihongo|[Mako Komuro](/source/Mako_Komuro)|小室 眞子|Komuro Mako|born 1991}}, formerly Princess Mako of the Japanese imperial family
* {{Nihongo|[Mako Kojima](/source/Mako_Kojima)|小嶋 真子||born 1997}}, Japanese fashion producer
* {{Nihongo|Mako Kudo||born 1997}}, Japanese professional footballer
* [Mako Oliveras](/source/Mako_Oliveras) (born 1946), is a former Minor League Baseball player
* [Mako Tabuni](/source/Mako_Tabuni) (1979-2012), was an activist for Papuan interests
* {{Nihongo|[Mako Yamada](/source/Mako_Yamada)|山田 真子||born 1994}}, Japanese kickboxer
* {{Nihongo|[Mako Yamashita](/source/Mako_Yamashita)|山下 真瑚||born 2002}}, Japanese figure skater
* {{Nihongo|[Mako Yoshikawa](/source/Mako_Yoshikawa)|漆﨑 真子||born 1992}}, Japanese badminton player
* {{Nihongo|[Mako Urushizaki](/source/Mako_Urushizaki)||born 1966}}, American novelist
* [Mako Vunipola](/source/Mako_Vunipola) (born 1991), New Zealand-born English rugby player
===Surname===

* [Gene Mako](/source/Gene_Mako) (1916–2013), American tennis player
* [Laura Mako](/source/Laura_Mako) (1916–2019), American interior designer
* [Zach Mako](/source/Zach_Mako) (born 1988), American politician

===Ethnic group===
* [Maku people](/source/Maku_people) or Mako people, an indigenous people of South America

==Places==
* [Magong](/source/Magong) or Mako, a Taiwanese city
* [Makó](/source/Mak%C3%B3), a town and district seat
** [Makó District](/source/Mak%C3%B3_District), Hungary

==Products==
* Diamond Mako, a re-branded version of the [Psion Revo](/source/Psion_Revo) PDA
* [EADS Mako/HEAT](/source/EADS_Mako%2FHEAT), a jet aircraft
* [Lancair Mako](/source/Lancair_Mako), an American kit aircraft
* Mako, a type of fine cotton produced in Egypt
* Mako, a boat brand of [White River Marine Group](/source/White_River_Marine_Group)
* [Mako Shark](/source/Mako_Shark_(concept_car)), a series of concept cars produced by Chevrolet
* [Nexus 4](/source/Nexus_4) (codenamed "Mako"), a smartphone by Google and LG Electronics

==In fiction==
=== Characters===
* Mako, a fictional scribe in the ''[Samurai Jack](/source/Samurai_Jack_(comics))'' comic series
* Mako, a companion character from ''[Star Wars: The Old Republic](/source/Star_Wars%3A_The_Old_Republic)''
* Mako, a crab, the main antagonist in the 2023 musical film ''[Under the Boardwalk](/source/Under_the_Boardwalk_(2023_film))'' 
* Mako, a villain from the ''[Savage Dragon](/source/Savage_Dragon)'' comic book
* [Mako (''The Legend of Korra'')](/source/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](/source/Mickey_Spillane)
* [Mako Mankanshoku](/source/Mako_Mankanshoku), a major character in ''Kill la Kill''
* Mako Mori, a major character in the motion picture ''[Pacific Rim](/source/Pacific_Rim_(film))''
* Mako Rutledge, or Roadhog, a hero in ''[Overwatch (2016 video game)](/source/Overwatch_(2016_video_game))''
* Mako Shiraishi, one of the protagonists in the ''[Samurai Sentai Shinkenger](/source/Samurai_Sentai_Shinkenger)''
* Mako Spince, a minor character introduced in ''Star Wars'': ''[Dark Empire](/source/Dark_Empire)'' 
* Mako Tsunami, in the [list of ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' anime and manga characters](/source/List_of_Yu-Gi-Oh!_anime_and_manga_characters)
* Mako Urashima, the main protagonist in the anime series ''[Mahō no Mako-chan](/source/Mah%C5%8D_no_Mako-chan)''
* Myron Mako, the main protagonist of the 2008 strategy game ''[Robocalypse](/source/Robocalypse)''

=== Titles===
* ''[Mako: Island of Secrets](/source/Mako%3A_Island_of_Secrets)'', a television programme
* ''[Mako: The Jaws of Death](/source/Mako%3A_The_Jaws_of_Death)'', 1976 film
=== Others ===
* Mako, a magical substance from the ''[Final Fantasy VII](/source/Final_Fantasy_VII)'' metaseries 
* [Mako (Mass Effect)](/source/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](/source/Deus_Ex%3A_Invisible_War)''
* Mako Island, a fictional island in the television programme ''[H<sub>2</sub>O: Just Add Water](/source/H2O%3A_Just_Add_Water)'' and in:
* Task Force Mako, an elite American task force in the video game ''[Medal of Honor: Warfighter](/source/Medal_of_Honor%3A_Warfighter)''
* USS ''Mako'', a fictitious United States Navy Cold War submarine which appears in the 1986 novel ''[To Kill the Potemkin](/source/To_Kill_the_Potemkin)'' by Mark Joseph

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

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

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Category:Japanese unisex given names

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