Given name · Japanese
まこと
“truth”·“thing, matter”
まこと (Makoto) is a given name from Old Japanese. It is used in Japanese.
JapaneseWritten in Japanese kana script. In English: Makoto.
Meaning & origin
What it means
まこと is built from elements meaning “truth” and “thing, matter”.
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まこと’s family of names
In Japanese usage, まこと can be written in the Roman alphabet as Makoto. In Japanese usage, まこと has a related form in 信. In Japanese usage, まこと has a related form in 実.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named まこと
- MakoJapanese-American actor (1933-2006)
- Makoto TakeyaJapanese association football playerborn 1977
- Makoto TezukaJapanese film and anime directorborn 1961
- MugihitoJapanese actor, voice actor and narratorborn 1944
- Makoto ImaokaJapanese baseball playerborn 1974
- Makoto KobayashiJapanese manga artistborn 1958
- Makoto TsumuraJapanese voice actressborn 1965
- Makoto OjiroJapanese mangakaborn 1982
- Makoto SasamotoOlympic wrestlerborn 1977
Characters named まこと: Sailor Jupiter (Sailor Moon), Shishio Makoto (Rurouni Kenshin).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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