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{{wiktionary|mako}}
'''Mako''' may refer to:
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==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===
* [[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 District]], Hungary
** [[Makó]], a town and district seat

==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 boat brand of [[White River Marine Group]]
* [[Mako Shark (concept car)|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 (comics)|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 (2023 film)|Under the Boardwalk]]''
* Mako, a villain from the ''[[Savage Dragon]]'' comic book
* [[Mako (The Legend of Korra)|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 (film)|Pacific Rim]]''
* Mako Rutledge, or Roadhog, a hero in ''[[Overwatch (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#Ryota Kajiki|list of ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' anime and manga characters]]
* 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|H<sub>2</sub>O: 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]]

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imported>Tman456666: /* Characters */Corrected mako under the boardwalk as it had him as the protagonist when he is actually the main antagonist in the film.