| Gender | Male/Female |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Japanese |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | sincerity |
| Depending on the kanji used to write the name 'Makoto', it can have different meanings. Alternately, 'Makoto' as a name can be written simply in katakana or hiragana. | |
Makoto (まこと, マコト) is a unisex Japanese name although it is more commonly used by males.
As a noun, Makoto means "sincerity" (誠) or "truth" (真, 眞).
People
Given name
- Makoto (musician) (born 1977), drum and bass artist
- Makoto (Sharan Q) (まこと), drummer of Sharan Q
- Makoto (streamer) (まこと), Japanese streamer, voice actress
- Makoto (wrestler) (born 1989), professional wrestler
- Makoto Akaho (赤穂 真, born 1971), Japanese basketball player
- Makoto Chūza (中座 真, born 1970), Japanese shogi player
- Makoto Fujita (藤田 まこと, 1933–2010), Japanese actor
- Makoto Fujita (chemist) (藤田 誠, born 1957), Japanese chemist
- Makoto Fukami (深見 真, born 1977), Japanese writer
- Makoto Furukawa (古川 慎, born 1989), Japanese voice actor
- Makoto Furukawa (writer) (古川 真人, born 1988), Japanese writer
- Makoto Gonokami (五神 真, born 1957), Japanese academic
- Makoto Hagiwara (萩原 眞, 1854–1925), landscape designer often credited with inventing the fortune cookie
- Makoto Hasebe (長谷部 誠, born 1984), Japanese footballer
- Makoto Hiejima (比江島 慎, born 1990), Japanese basketball player
- Makoto Hirose (広瀬 誠, born 1976), Japanese Paralympic judoka
- Makoto Horikawa (堀川 亮), birth name of Ryō Horikawa (堀川 りょう, born 1958), Japanese actor and voice actor
- Makoto Imaoka (今岡 誠, born 1974), professional baseball player
- Makoto Inoue (井上 信, born 1974), professional golfer
- Makoto Itoh (伊藤 誠, 1936–2023), Japanese economist
- Mako (actor) (岩松 誠, 1933–2006), Japanese-American actor and voice actor frequently credited as Mako
- Makoto Kamada (鎌田 誠, born 1950), Japanese sport wrestler
- Makoto Kawabata (河端 一), Japanese musician
- Makoto Kawahira (川平 誠, born 1971), Japanese ice hockey player
- Makoto Kawamoto (川本 真琴, born 1974), Japanese pop singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
- Makoto Kikuchi (1925–2012), Japanese physicist
- Makoto Kikuchi (菊地 信, 1911–unknown), Japanese field hockey player
- Makoto Kimura (木村 誠, born 1979), Japanese footballer
- Makoto Kobayashi (disambiguation), multiple people
- Makoto Minamiyama (南山 真, born 1973), Japanese basketball player
- Makoto Moroi (諸井 誠, 1930–2013), Japanese composer, son of Saburō Moroi
- Makoto Muramatsu (村松 誠, born 1947), artist famous for pictures of cats and dogs
- Makoto Nagano (長野 誠, born 1972), 2006 SASUKE winner
- Makoto Nakajima (中嶋 誠, born 1952), former commissioner of the Japan Patent Office
- Makoto Nakamura (中村 誠, born 1970), Japanese anime screenwriter
- Makoto Niwano (にわの まこと, born 1964), manga artist
- Makoto Ogawa (小川 麻琴, born 1987), former member of the idol group Morning Musume
- Makoto Oishi (大石 真翔, born 1979), professional wrestler
- Makoto Okazaki (disambiguation), multiple people
- Makoto Okunaka (奥仲 麻琴, born 1993), J-pop idol and member of idol group Passpo
- Makoto Ōoka (大岡 信, 1931–2017), Japanese poet and literary critic
- Makoto Ozone (小曽 根真, born 1961), Japanese jazz pianist
- Makoto Raiku (雷句 誠, born 1974), Japanese manga artist
- Makoto Rindo (林堂 眞, born 1989), Japanese footballer
- Makoto Saitō (斎藤 実, 1858–1936), Japanese naval officer and politician
- Makoto Sakamoto (マコト・サカモト), drummer
- Makoto Sakamoto (born 1947), retired Japanese-born American artistic gymnast and coach
- Makoto Sasaki (disambiguation), multiple people
- Makoto Satō (disambiguation), multiple people
- Makoto Shinkai (新海 誠, born 1973), anime director
- Makoto Shiraishi (白石 洵, born 1940), Japanese sport shooter
- Makoto Sumikawa (澄川 真琴, born 1964), Japanese actress and voice actress
- Makoto Tamada (玉田 誠, born 1976), former Japanese professional motorcycle racer
- Makoto Tamamura (玉村 誠), Japanese engineer
- Makoto Taniguchi (谷口 誠, born 1930), Japanese diplomat and academic
- Makoto Tezuka (手塚 眞, born 1961), Japanese film and anime director, son of Osamu Tezuka
- Makoto Tobe (戸辺 誠, born 1986), Japanese shogi player
- Makoto Tomioka (1897–1926), terrorist
- Makoto Tsumura (津村 まこと, born 1965), Japanese voice actress
- Makoto Ueda (disambiguation)
- Makoto Yamaguchi (山口 真, born 1944), origami artist
- Makoto Yamazaki (山崎 真, born 1970), Japanese footballer and manager
- Makoto Yasumura (保村 真, born 1975), Japanese voice actor
- Makoto Yonekura (米倉 誠, born 1970), Japanese footballer
- Makoto Yukimura (幸村 誠, born 1976), Japanese manga artist
Family name
- Naoya Makoto (born 1948), Japanese actor
- Shiela Makoto (born 1990), Zimbabwean association football defender
Characters
- Makoto, in Tales of the Otori
- Makoto, a character in the anime Digimon Tamers
- Makoto "Mako-chan" Ariga, in Wandering Son.
- Makoto (Enchanted Arms), in Enchanted Arms
- Makoto (Street Fighter), in the Street Fighter series
- Makoto/Proto-Makoto: A robot girl (On MySims)
- Makoto Aihara, in Rumble Roses and Rumble Roses XX
- Makoto Aikawa, in Machine Robo Rescue
- Makoto Amano, in W Juliet
- Makoto Date, in Yakuza Kiwami
- Makoto Edamura (枝村真人), a character in the anime series Great Pretender.
- Makoto Hanamiya, in Kuroko's Basketball
- Makoto Hashimoto, in Battle Royale II: Blitz Royale
- Makoto Hirano (Emmery), in HNMS Battle of the Schools and HNMS Battle of the Schools: A New Saga
- Makoto Hozumi, in Sasami: Magical Girls Club
- Makoto Hyuga, in Neon Genesis Evangelion
- Makoto Isshiki, in RahXephon
- Makoto Itō, in School Days
- Makoto Jin, in Battle Fever J
- Makoto Kashino, in Yumeiro Patissiere
- Makoto Kawamura, character in Futari Ecchi
- Makoto Kenzaki in DokiDoki! Pretty Cure
- Makoto Kibune, in Bleach (manga)
- Makoto Kikuchi, in The Idolmaster
- Makoto Kino (Lita Kino), in Sailor Moon
- Makoto Kohsaka, in Genshiken
- Makoto Konno, in The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
- Makoto Kozuka, in Paranoia Agent
- Makoto Kyogoku, in Detective Conan
- Makoto Makimura, in Yakuza 0 and Yakuza Kiwami 2
- Makoto Mizuhara, in El-Hazard
- Makoto Morishita, in Wangan Midnight
- Makoto Munechika in Kattobi Itto
- Makoto Naegi, a major character in the Danganronpa series
- Makoto Nakashima, a sister is Ai Nakashima in Haikyū!!
- Makoto Nanaya in the BlazBlue series
- Makoto Narita, in W Juliet
- Makoto Niijima, in Persona 5
- Makoto Ōgami, in Ghost Hound
- Makoto Ohkawa, in Man of Many Faces and Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle
- Makoto Onoda, in Futari Ecchi
- Makoto Raiden (Raiden Makoto, Baal), a side character in Genshin Impact and Ei Raiden (Raiden Ei, Raiden Shogun, Beelzebul)’s twin sister.
- Makoto Sako, in Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2
- Makoto Sakurai, a character from the anime and manga series Nichijou
- Makoto Saotome, a character in Kannazuki no Miko.
- Makoto Sawatari, in Kanon
- Makoto Shido, in Idaten Jump
- Makoto Shishio (志々雄真実), a villain in Rurouni Kenshin
- Makoto Sugihara in Crows
- Makoto Tachibana (橘 真琴), in Free! - Iwatobi Swim Club
- Makoto Takei, in Fruits Basket
- Makoto Teruhashi, a character in The Disastrous Life of Saiki K..
- Makoto Yanagi, in Ayaka: A Story of Bonds and Wounds
- Makoto Yutaka, a character in the manga The Day of Revolution and Princess Princess
- Makoto Yuki, in Persona 3
- Makoto Yuuki, a character in Ensemble Stars!.
- Mizoguchi Makoto, in Fighter's History
- Nijigahara Makoto in Aikatsu!
- Yokomizo Makoto in AKB0048
See also
- Motoko, a given name
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