Makoto
Makoto is a boy name of Japanese origin, ranked #97 in popularity, meaning Sincerity, truth.
What Makoto means
Sincerity, truth.
Makoto sits at 6 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Makoto comes from
Japanese given names are written in kanji, and the characters chosen carry the meaning as much as the sound does. The same pronunciation can be written several different ways, each shading the sense differently, so parents pick characters as deliberately as they pick the name itself.
Makoto is recorded as Japanese in origin. Browse other Japanese names.
How popular is Makoto?
Makoto is ranked #97, near the outer edge of the top hundred. Names here are often on the way up or on the way down, so this is the band where a name can feel fresh and established at the same time.
The character of Makoto
We group Makoto under faith. If that is the quality drawing you to it, the theme link below collects every other name we hold in the same group.
Themes: Faith
Names like Makoto
These share Makoto's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Rei — Beautiful; spirit.
- Declan — Full of goodness; an Irish saint.
- Madhav — Sweet like honey; Krishna.
- Mads — Gift of God.
- Malachi — My messenger.
- Malachy — Messenger of God.
- Malcolm — Devotee of Saint Columba.
- Manuel — God is with us.
- Matej — Gift of God.
- Mateus — Gift of God.
- Mathieu — Gift of God.
- Matias — Gift of God.