Mac (makku) in Japanese

The name Mac in Japanese Katakana is マック which in romaji is makku. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Mac in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is まっく.

How do you write Mac in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "mac" is 麻吉 (maji). It is pronounced as "ma-ji" and it means "good luck".

The western meaning of the name "Mac" is usually short for "Mackenzie" or "McKenzie", which is a Scottish surname derived from the Gaelic "Mac Coinneach" meaning "son of the fair one". The closest matching Kanji name based on this western meaning is 真憲 (Makoto), which is pronounced "ma-ko-to" and means "true law".

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