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Mako

Mako may refer to:

Biology

Isurus, the mako shark genus, 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

Places

Mako, Ethiopia, a town in Ethiopia
Makó, a town in Hungary
Makung City, a city on the main Pescadore Island in the Taiwan Strait ("Mako" is an alternate romanization)

People

MAKO (b. 1986), member of Japanese popular music group Bon-Bon Blanco
Princess Mako of Akishino (b. 1991), member of the Japanese imperial family
Mako (actor) (1933–2006), Japanese-American actor
Benjamin Mako Hill (b. 1980), a free/open source software developer and advocate

In fiction

Mako, a substance on the fictional, video game planet Gaia (Final Fantasy VII)
Mako Ballistics, a fictional weapons company in the video game Deus Ex: Invisible War
Mako Spince, a minor character introduced in Star Wars: Dark Empire
Mako, a character from the manga/anime Initial D
Mako, a villain from the Savage Dragon comic book
Mako Hooker, the main character from Something's Down There by Mickey Spillane
Captain Mako, a character in the City of Heroes franchise
Mako, a fictional vehicle in the game Mass Effect
Mako Island is a fictional island in H2O: Just Add Water
Mako Tsunami is a fictional character in the anime Yu-Gi-Oh
Mako are also fictional creatures within a role-playing network. SleepDark: Trials of the Gurimako [http://www.kyafaeri.com/Gurimako]

Other

Mako (Hebrew :מאקו), Israeli news and entertainment portal owned by Keshet (TV).
Mako (people), an indigenous people of South America
Corvette Mako Shark (concept car), a 1960s version of the Chevrolet Corvette C3
EADS Mako/HEAT, a jet aircraft
Mako, a type of cryogenic open-circuit scuba set
Mako (dance), an action dance from Tonga
MAKO, a rock group from Ireland that includes former Cyclefly member Declan O'Shea
'Fighting Mako's', 93d Fighter Squadron based at Homestead ARB
Mako, a web template engine for Python.

Source: Wikipedia

Translation

The word "Mako" occurs as such in the following languages: English, German, Spanish, Esperanto, French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Swedish.

Translation in Russian: Мако.


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