Tamaki is both a

Japanese surname Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

and a unisex

Japanese given name in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name. Japanese names are usually written in kanji, where the pronunciation follows a special set of rules. Because parents when naming children, and foreigners when adoptin ...

, as well as a Māori name. In the

Okinawan language Okinawan (, , , ), or more precisely Central Okinawan, is a Northern Ryukyuan languages, Ryukyuan language spoken primarily in the southern half of the Okinawa Island, island of Okinawa, as well as in the surrounding islands of Kerama Islands, K ...

, ''Tamaki'' is read as ''Tamagusuku'', ''Tamagushiku'' or ''Tamashiro.'' Notable people with the name include:

Surname

Japanese/Okinawan origin

*, Japanese politician, current

Governor of Okinawa Prefecture The is the head of the local government in Okinawa Prefecture. The governor's official residence is in Okinawa Prefecture Government Building located in Naha, the capital city of the Prefectures of Japan, prefecture. List of Governors of Okin ...

* Ellen Tamaki (born 1992), American actress *, Japanese football player *, Japanese actor and singer *

Jillian Tamaki Jillian Tamaki (born April 17, 1980) is a Canadian American illustrator and comic artist known for her work in ''The New York Times'' and ''The New Yorker'' in addition to the graphic novels ''Boundless'', as well as ''Skim (comics), Skim'', ''T ...

(born 1980), Canadian American illustrator and comic artist *, Japanese singer-songwriter *

Mariko Tamaki Mariko Tamaki (born 1975) is a Canadian artist and writer. She is known for her graphic novels '' Skim'', ''Emiko Superstar,'' and '' This One Summer''."Mariko Tamaki". CBC Radio, '' The Next Chapter'', 12 November 2012. In 2016 she began writing ...

(born 1975), Canadian artist and writer *, Japanese singer *, Japanese voice actress and singer *, Japanese former professional baseball player *, Japanese politician *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese professional baseball player

Māori origin

Brian Tamaki Brian Raymond Tamaki (born 2 February 1958) is a New Zealand Christian fundamentalist religious leader, and politician. He is the leader of Destiny Church, a Pentecostal Christian organisation which advocates strict adherence to fundamentalis ...

(born 1958), New Zealand Christian fundamentalist religious leader *

Kiwi Tāmaki Kiwi Tāmaki (died ) was a Māori people, Māori warrior and paramount chief of the Waiohua confederation in Auckland region, Tāmaki Makaurau (modern-day Auckland isthmus). The third generation paramount chief of Waiohua, Kiwi Tāmaki consolid ...

(died ), Māori warrior and paramount chief

Given name

*, Japanese actress *, Japanese voice actress and actress *, Japanese singer *Tamaki Kunishi, Japanese musician, member of post-rock group

Mono Mono may refer to: Biology * Infectious mononucleosis, "the kissing disease" * Monocyte, a type of leukocyte (white blood cell) * Monodactylidae, members of which are referred to as monos Technology and computing * Mono (audio), single-c ...

Fictional characters

*, from the ''

Dead or Alive A wanted poster (or wanted sign) is a poster distributed to let the public know of a person whom authorities wish to apprehend. They generally include a picture of the person, either a photograph when one is available or of a facial composite ...

'' video game series * from ''My Hero Academia'' *, protagonist of the manga series ''Magic of Stella'' * in ''ToHeart2'' * from ''

Fire Force is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Atsushi Ohkubo. It was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from September 2015 to February 2022, with its chapters collected in 34 volumes. In North A ...

'' * in ''Bamboo Blade'' * in ''Ouran High School Host Club'' * from ''Magia Record'' *, a character in the anime series '' A Place Further than the Universe'' * from ''Code Geass'' *, a character of the manga series ''

Tamayomi is a Japanese baseball manga series by Mountain Pukuichi, serialized in Houbunsha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Manga Time Kirara Forward'' since April 2016. It has been collected in sixteen ''tankōbon'' volumes. An anime television series a ...

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