Maho may refer to:

Term

* Maho, tropical hibiscus tree common throughout the

Caribbean The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Se ...

(thespesia populnea, Hibiscus elatus, or Hibiscus Tilaceus) * Maho, a West Indian Caribbean slang term for a man who spends too much time drinking beer and fishing on the beach * a

Pali Pali () is a Middle Indo-Aryan liturgical language native to the Indian subcontinent. It is widely studied because it is the language of the Buddhist ''Pāli Canon'' or ''Tipiṭaka'' as well as the sacred language of ''Theravāda'' Buddhism ...

noun for a singular religious festival, the nominative singular of maha * Maho or Manusia homo (English: Gay man), an Indonesian derogatory term for

homosexuality Homosexuality is romantic attraction, sexual attraction, or sexual behavior between members of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality is "an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attractions" to peop ...

* A Finnish adjective meaning unable to bear children, sterile.

Geography

* Maho Beach, a beach in Sint Maarten * Maho, Sri Lanka, a town in North Western Province * Maho, Eritrea, a town in

Eritrea Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia ...

* Maho Bay, a beach in

Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands Saint John ( da, Sankt Jan) is one of the Virgin Islands in the Caribbean Sea and a constituent district of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI), an unincorporated territory of the United States. Saint John () is the smallest of the thre ...

People

Maho is a feminine Japanese given name. Typical

kanji are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script and used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese ...

spellings include 真帆, 麻帆 and 真穂, though there may be others. It also sometimes rendered in

hiragana is a Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''. It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' literally means "flowing" or "simple" kana ("simple" originally as contrast ...

: まほ and less often in

katakana is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji and in some cases the Latin script (known as rōmaji). The word ''katakana'' means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana characters are derived fr ...

:　マホ. * (born 2000), Japanese professional footballer * (born 1976), Japanese long and triple jumper * (born 2002), Japanese women's professional shogi player * (born 1987), Japanese announcer and news anchor * (born 1993), Japanese idol and voice actress * (born 1998), Japanese professional footballer * (born 1980), Japanese actress known for ''2LDK'' *, Japanese field hockey player *, Japanese women's footballer *, Japanese actress, voice actress, and singer * (born 1967), Japanese actress and model Fictional characters: * Maho Kazami, a sister of the protagonist of Onegai Teacher * Maho Minami, a character from ''BECK'' *Maho, a character from '' Doki Doki Majo Shinpan'' *Maho, (Himeko Katagiri), a character from '' Pani Poni Dash'' *Maho, a character from '' Mushi-shi'', episode 3 ("Tender Horns" or "Yawarakai Tsuno") *Maho, a character in ''

Kare Kano is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Tsuda. It was serialized in ''LaLa'' from 1996 to 2005 and collected in 21 ''tankōbon'' volumes by Hakusensha. It depicts the romance between "perfect" student Yukino Miyazawa and ...

'' *Maho Hiyajo, a character in the visual novel ''

Steins;Gate 0 ''Steins;Gate 0'' is a visual novel video game developed by 5pb. It is part of the ''Science Adventure'' series, and is set in the period of the 2009 game ''Steins;Gate''. It was released by 5pb. in Japan for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 an ...

'' *Maho Nishizumi, a character in ''

Girls und Panzer , abbreviated as ''GuP'' or ''Garupan'' , is a Japanese anime franchise created by Actas which depicts a competition between girls' high schools practicing tank warfare as a sport. The series was directed by Tsutomu ...

'' and its sequels *Maho Nosaka, a character in the film '' Battle Royale II: Requiem'' {{disambiguation, geo, given name Japanese feminine given names