Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts まほの(Japanese Hiragana) 真帆乃, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. MAH-HO-NO [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 帆 (ho) meaning "sail" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.