Mako may refer to:

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

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
  • , Japanese actress
  • , Japanese media artist
  • , Japanese singer and actress
  • , Japanese actress
  • , Japanese singer and vocalist
  • Mako Kamitsuna, American Film director
  • , Japanese author
  • , formerly Princess Mako of the Japanese imperial family
  • , Japanese fashion producer
  • , Japanese professional footballer
  • Mako Oliveras (born 1946), is a former Minor League Baseball player
  • Mako Tabuni (1979-2012), was an activist for Papuan interests
  • , Japanese kickboxer
  • , Japanese figure skater
  • , Japanese badminton player
  • , American novelist
  • Mako Vunipola (born 1991), New Zealand-born English rugby player

Surname

  • Gene Mako (1916–2013), American tennis player
  • 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, a town and district seat
  • Makó District, Hungary

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 type of fine cotton produced in Egypt
  • Mako, a boat brand of White River Marine Group
  • 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 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
  • Mako, a villain from the Savage Dragon comic book
  • 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
  • Mako Rutledge, or Roadhog, a hero in Overwatch (2016 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
  • Mako Urashima, the main protagonist in the anime series Mahō no Mako-chan
  • 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 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

  • Maco (disambiguation)
  • MAACO
  • Mahko, grandfather of Geronimo