Makiko
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
MeaningDifferent meanings depending on the kanji used

Makiko is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

  • Makiko Esumi (江角 マキコ; born 1966), Japanese model, actress, writer, essayist, and lyricist
  • Makiko Fujino (藤野 真紀子; born 1949), Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party
  • Makiko Furuichi (born 1987), Japanese-born French painter
  • Makiko Furukawa (古川 牧子; born 1947), Japanese former volleyball player
  • Makiko Futaki (二木 真希子; 1958–2016), Japanese animator
  • Makiko Hara (born 1967), Japanese independent curator
  • Makiko Hirabayashi (平林 牧子; born 1966), Japanese jazz pianist
  • Makiko Horai (宝来 眞紀子; born 1979), Japanese former volleyball player
  • Makiko Ito (伊藤 真貴子; born 1973), Japanese long-distance runner
  • Makiko Izawa (伊沢 まき子; born 1946), Japanese sprinter
  • Makiko Kikuta (菊田 真紀子; born 1969), Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan
  • Makiko Kinoshita (木下 牧子; born 1956), Japanese composer
  • Makiko Kishi (岸 真紀子; born 1976), Japanese politician
  • Makiko Kuno (クノ真季子; born 1967), Japanese actress
  • Makiko Mori (森 万紀子; 1934–1992), Japanese novelist
  • Makiko Nagaya (長屋 真紀子; born 1955), Japanese speed skater
  • Makiko Ōmoto (大本 眞基子; born 1973), Japanese voice actress
  • Makiko Ono (小野 真紀子; born 1960), Japanese business woman and the CEO of Suntory Beverages and Food
  • Makiko Saitō (born 1994), Japanese idol of idol group SKE48
  • Makiko Sanada (真田 マキ子; born 1972), Japanese gymnast
  • Makiko Sasada (佐々田 槙子; born 1985), Japanese mathematician and mathematical physicist
  • Makiko Tanaka (田中 眞紀子; born 1944), Japanese politician, the daughter of former Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka
  • Makiko Tomita (冨田 真紀子; born 1991), Japanese rugby union and sevens player
  • Makiko Watanabe (渡辺 真起子; born 1968), Japanese actress
  • Makiko Yoshida (吉田 真希子; born 1976), Japanese hurdler

Fictional characters

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