Makena (makena) in Japanese

The name Makena in Japanese Katakana is マケナ which in romaji is makena. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Makena in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is まけな.

How do you write Makena in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "makena" is 真珠菜 (まけな). It is pronounced "ma-ke-na" and it means "true pearl greens".

The western meaning of the name Makena is "happy one". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 楽な, which is pronounced "ra-ku-na" and means "pleasure".

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