MK or mk may refer to:

In arts, entertainment and media

Fictional characters

Moon Knight Moon Knight is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Doug Moench and artist Don Perlin, the character first appeared in ''Werewolf by Night'' #32 (August 1975). The son of a rabb ...

, a Marvel Comics superhero * M.K., an '' ''Into the Badlands'' (TV series) character * Mary Katherine "M.K." Bomba, the protagonist in ''Epic'' (2013 film)

Video games

* '' Makai Kingdom: Chronicles of the Sacred Tome'', a tactical role-playing game * ''

Mario Kart is a series of racing games developed and published by Nintendo. Players compete in go-kart races while using various power-up items. It features characters and courses from the ''Mario'' series as well as other gaming franchises such as ''T ...

'', a series of racing video games developed and published by Nintendo featuring characters from the ''Mario'' franchise * ''

Mortal Kombat ''Mortal Kombat'' is an American media franchise centered on a series of video games originally developed by Midway Games in 1992. The development of the first game was originally based on an idea that Ed Boon and John Tobias had of making a v ...

'', a series of fighting video games developed and published by Midway Games, and later Warner Bros

Other media

MK (channel) MK was a mostly Afrikaans music channel, launched in mid-2005, as MK89, that is part of the DStv bouquet of satellite channels owned by MultiChoice/M-Net, based in South Africa. MK is for ''Musiek Kanaal'' (Music Channel) and 89 was the original ...

, a defunct, South African, Afrikaans-language music television channel * Moskovskij Komsomolets, a Russian newspaper

In business and finance

Markup (business) Markup (or price spread) is the difference between the selling price of a good or service and cost. It is often expressed as a percentage over the cost. A markup is added into the total cost incurred by the producer of a good or service in order ...

, a term for the difference between the cost of a good or service and its selling price * Mark (designation), a designation used to identify versions of a product or item, e.g. Mk. II *

Finnish markka The markka ( fi, markka; sv, mark; sign: Mk; ISO code: FIM, typically known outside Finland as the Finnish mark) was the currency of Finland from 1860 until 28 February 2002, when it ceased to be legal tender. The mark was divided into 100 pe ...

(symbol: Mk), defunct currency of Finland

Businesses and organizations

MK Airlines MK Airlines Ltd. was a cargo airline from Ghana (registered in the United Kingdom from 2006 onwards, with its headquarters in Hartfield, East Sussex), which was operational between 1990 and 2010, concentrating on freight services to and from ...

, a British cargo airline *

MK Electric MK Electric is a company that makes electrical accessories. The company's headquarters are in Basildon, Essex, England, from where it sells goods worldwide. History In 1912 Charles Arnold and Charles Belling formed Belling and Company making ...

, an English manufacturer of electrical goods *

MK Group MK Group (Serbian Cyrillic: МК Група) is a Serbian holding company which operates in the agriculture, banking, and tourism sector. The company was established in 1983 and has since expanded its business operations across South East Europe ...

, a Serbian holding company *

Air Mauritius Air Mauritius is the flag carrier airline of Mauritius. The airline is headquartered in Port Louis, Mauritius, with its hub based at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport. The company was placed in voluntary administration on 22 April ...

, a Mauritian passenger airline (IATA designation: MK) * Michael Kors (brand), American fashion brand * Mysore Kirloskar, an Indian manufacturer of lathes, part of the Kirloskar Group * Montreal Kosher, known as MK, a Canadian kosher certification agency * Morrison-Knudsen, an engineering and construction firm

Languages

Macedonian language Macedonian (; , , ) is an Eastern South Slavic language. It is part of the Indo-European language family, and is one of the Slavic languages, which are part of a larger Balto-Slavic branch. Spoken as a first language by around two million ...

(ISO 639 digram "mk") *

Middle Korean Middle Korean is the period in the history of the Korean language succeeding Old Korean and yielding in 1600 to the Modern period. The boundary between the Old and Middle periods is traditionally identified with the establishment of Goryeo in 91 ...

(10th–16th centuries)

People

* MK Nobilette, also Emkay, (born 1994), American singer *

M. K. Asante M. K. Asante (born November 3, 1982) is an American author, filmmaker, recording artist, and professor. He is the author of the 2013 best-selling memoir ''Buck''.

(born 1982), American author, filmmaker and professor *

Marc Kinchen Marc Kinchen (born August 3, 1972), known by his initials MK, is an American DJ, record producer and remixer. He hit number-one on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1993 and 1994 with the songs "Always" and "Love Changes". ...

(MK), American house-music producer * Mark Knopfler (born 1949), English musician, co-founder of Dire Straits *

Michael Kors Michael David Kors (born Karl Anderson Jr. August 9, 1959) is an American fashion designer. He is the chief creative officer of his brand, Michael Kors, which sells men's and women's ready-to-wear, accessories, watches, jewelry, footwear, and f ...

(born 1959), American fashion designer

Places

* MK postcode area, UK postal districts in the greater Milton Keynes and Bedford areas *

North Macedonia North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Socialist Feder ...

(ISO country code MK) **

.mk .mk is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Republic of North Macedonia North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Sout ...

, the Internet country code top-level domain for North Macedonia *

Magic Kingdom Magic Kingdom Park, previously known as Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom (1971–1994) and The Magic Kingdom (1994–2017), is a theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida, near Orlando, Florida. Owned and operated by The W ...

, a Walt Disney World theme park in Greater Orlando * Mong Kok, an area of Hong Kong *

Milton Keynes Milton Keynes ( ) is a city and the largest settlement in Buckinghamshire, England, about north-west of London. At the 2021 Census, the population of its urban area was over . The River Great Ouse forms its northern boundary; a tributary ...

, a city in southern England * Magic Kingdom, Sydney, a defunct theme park in Australia

In politics

Member of Knesset Lists of Knesset members cover members of the Knesset of Israel. They are organized by session, by ethnicity and by position. By session * List of members of the first Knesset (1949–51) * List of members of the second Knesset (1951–55) * Lis ...

, the legislature of Israel * Umkhonto we Sizwe (Spear of the Nation), an armed wing of the African National Congress (the majority party in South Africa) *

Mebyon Kernow Mebyon Kernow – The Party for Cornwall (, MK; Cornish for ''Sons of Cornwall'') is a Cornish nationalist, centre-left political party in Cornwall, in southwestern Britain. It currently has five elected councillors on Cornwall Council, and s ...

, a Cornish political party in the United Kingdom

In religion

Gospel of Mark The Gospel of Mark), or simply Mark (which is also its most common form of abbreviation). is the second of the four canonical gospels and of the three synoptic Gospels. It tells of the ministry of Jesus from his baptism by John the Baptist to h ...

, the second book of the New Testament in the Christian Bible * Missionary Kids, the children of missionary parents * Mk, a post-nominal title for a

monk A monk (, from el, μοναχός, ''monachos'', "single, solitary" via Latin ) is a person who practices religious asceticism by monastic living, either alone or with any number of other monks. A monk may be a person who decides to dedica ...

In science, technology, and mathematics

* Mark (designation), a designation used to identify versions of a product or item, e.g. Mk. II *

mk (software) In software development, Make is a build automation tool that automatically builds executable programs and libraries from source code by reading files called ''Makefiles'' which specify how to derive the target program. Though integrated develo ...

, a make replacement in the Plan 9 from Bell Labs and Inferno operating systems * Mk reference point, an interface of the

IP Multimedia Subsystem The IP Multimedia Subsystem or IP Multimedia Core Network Subsystem (IMS) is a standardised architectural framework for delivering IP multimedia services. Historically, mobile phones have provided voice call services over a circuit-switched-styl ...

used to exchange messages between BGCFs in different networks * Morgan-Keenan (MK) spectral classification, a stellar classification system based on spectral lines * Megakelvin (MK), an SI unit of temperature * Midkine, a protein * Millikelvin (mK), an SI unit of temperature *

Morse–Kelley set theory In the foundations of mathematics, Morse–Kelley set theory (MK), Kelley–Morse set theory (KM), Morse–Tarski set theory (MT), Quine–Morse set theory (QM) or the system of Quine and Morse is a first-order axiomatic set theory that is closely ...

in the field of mathematics

In sport

FK Mandalskameratene FK Mandalskameratene is a Norwegian football club, from the town of Mandal in Vest-Agder, currently playing in the 3. divisjon. The club was founded on 1 July 1912, under the name of 'Alladin'. In 1918 the club changed its name to 'Mandalskamer ...

, a Norwegian football club *

Milton Keynes Dons F.C. Milton Keynes Dons Football Club (), usually abbreviated to MK Dons, is a professional association football club based in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the third tier of the English football league system. The ...

, a football team in Milton Keynes often shortened to MK Dons

Other uses

* Machinery Technician, an enlisted rating in the United States Coast Guard * Chrysler MK platform (Jeep Compass and Jeep Patriot) * Medical kit, a first aid kit