Maki
[ˈmɑː.ki]Meaning
from Japanese 真 (ma) "real, genuine" with 希 (ki) "hope" or 紀 (ki) "record, chronicle"
Background Story
Maki is a common feminine Japanese given name that can also be used as a surname. It is written with kanji combinations such as 真希 "true, hope", 真紀 "true, chronicle" and 真貴 "true, precious", and can also be written in hiragana or katakana. A user-submitted entry records the forms Mäki and Maki.
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