Means "earth, ground, soil" in Lakota. In Oglala Lakota (Sioux) mythology, Makȟá (less correctly spelled Maka) was created by Íŋyaŋ ("stone"), then given the spirit Makȟá-akáŋl ("earth goddess").
Short form of feminine Georgian names that start with Ma-, such as Makrine, Margalita and Mariam.Notable Georgian bearers of this name include the former First Lady Maka Chichua (b. 1971), the tennis player Margalita "Maka" Chakhnashvili (b. 1982) and Maka Jokhadze (b. 1948), a writer and playwright.
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