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Miki may refer to:

Places

  • Myki, Greece, a village in the Xanthi Prefecture, Greece
  • Miki, Hyogo
    Miki, Hyogo
    is a city located in Hyōgo, Japan.As of April 30, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 82,162, with a household number of 32,143 and a population density of 465.30 persons per km²...

    , a city northwest of Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan; location of former Miki Castle, which was conquered in the Siege of Miki
    Siege of Miki
    The siege of Miki lasted from 1578 to 1580. Toyotomi Hideyoshi took Miki Castle, located in what is now Miki, Hyōgo, Japan, from Bessho Nagaharu, a retainer of the Mōri clan....

     1578–1580
  • Miki, Kagawa
    Miki, Kagawa
    is a town located in Kita District, Kagawa, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 29,015 and a density of 382.88 persons per km². The total area is 75.78 km².-External links:*...

    , a town in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
  • Miki, Azerbaijan
    Miki, Azerbaijan
    Miki is a village and municipality in the Astara Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 935. The municipality consists of the villages of Miki, Qanqalaş, Vaqadi, Giləparqo, and Lobir....

    , a village in Astara Rayon, Azerbaijan

Israel

  • Miki Berkovich
    Miki Berkovich
    Moshe "Miki" Berkovich is a retired Israeli basketball player. He was a 6' 4" shooting guard.- Career :Berkovich is recognized by many Israelis as the best Israeli basketball player who ever played. Berkovich joined Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball club's junior team in 1965, and adult team in 1971...

     (born 1954), Israeli former basketball player
  • Miki Halika, Israeli swimmer

Japan

Alternate writings of Miki include: 美紀 (beautiful chronicle), 美姫 (beautiful princess), 美貴 (priceless beauty), 美樹 (beautiful tree), みき, ミキ
  • Miki Ando
    Miki Ando
    is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2007 and 2011 World Champion, 2011 Four Continents Champion, 2004 World Junior Champion, and a three-time Japanese National Champion....

     (born 1987), Japanese figure skater
  • Miki Fujimoto
    Miki Fujimoto
    , professionally known by her birth name , is a Japanese pop singer and television actress. After failing the audition to join girl group Morning Musume with the fourth generation members, Fujimoto debuted as solo artist within Hello! Project in 2002 with the single "Aenai Nagai Nichiyōbi"...

     (born 1985), a member of Morning Musume
  • Miki Fujimura
    Miki Fujimura
    is a former Japanese female singer.- Biography :After she was born in Setagaya, Tokyo, her family relocated to Fukushima. While at summer camp, she met Ran Ito and Yoshiko Tanaka in 1969. The following year, Ito and Tanaka signed contracts with Watanabe Productions...

     (born 1956), a member of Candies
  • Miki Fujitani
    Miki Fujitani
    is a Japanese actress who was born in Nagoya.In addition to her many live-action film roles, she has had some anime voice roles as a Japanese voice actor, namely Kamiya Kaoru in Rurouni Kenshin and Chun-Li in Street Fighter II The Movie....

     (born Makiko Kanaya 1973), Japanese actress
  • Miki Higashino
    Miki Higashino
    is a Japanese video game composer best known for her works in the Suikoden series.-Biography:Miki Higashino first entered the music business as a student employed by Konami and contributed to various minor products, often uncredited or under the alias MIKI-CHAN or MIKI-CHANG...

    , Japanese video game music composer
  • Miki Imai (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Miki Ito
    Miki Ito
    is a Japanese voice actress.-Notable voice roles:*Air Gear 2006*Angel Links 1999*Ashita no Nadja *Aishiteruze Baby *Battle Angel Alita *Battle Athletes Victory...

     (born Miki Hirano 1962), Japanese seiyū
  • Miki Matsubara
    Miki Matsubara
    was a Japanese singer, lyricist and composer from Nishi-ku, Sakai, Japan.She is known mainly as a pop singer by some hit songs like "Mayonaka no door", "Neat na gogo san-ji", "The Winner", among others. During her career, she has released 16 singles, 9 albums. Despite her work being mainly...

     (1959-2004), a Japanese singer and song writer
  • Miki Mizuasa
    Miki Mizuasa
    AKA Miki Miasa is a transsexual Japanese adult video actress.-Life and career:Miki Mizuasa was born June 11, 1980 and has been active in adult video work in Japan since 2004. The box covers from several of her videos have her name as Miki Miasa and she did at least one video early in her career as...

     (born 1980), a Japanese transsexual AV actress
  • Miki Nagasawa
    Miki Nagasawa
    is a female Japanese voice actress born in Hokkaidō and raised in Fukushima. Formerly affiliated for Haikyo, she is now affiliated with Atomic Monkey.-Anime:* After War Gundam X as Perla Ciss* Akihabara Dennou Gumi as Kamome Sengakuji...

     (born 1970), Japanese seiyū
  • Miki Nakatani (born 1976), Japanese actress and singer
  • Miki Nakayama (1798–1887), founder of Tenrikyo
  • Miki Ishikawa
    Miki Ishikawa
    Miki Ishikawa is an American teen actress and singer. She was a part of the singing group T-Squad until they disbanded in 2008 and has had parts in TV and feature films....

     (born 1991), member of pop group, T-Squad
  • Miki Itakura
    Miki Itakura
    Miki Itakura is a retired Japanese female race walker. She competed for Japan at the 1992 Summer Olympics.-Achievements:-References:*...

     (born 1975), Japanese racewalker
  • Miki Narahashi
    Miki Narahashi
    Miki Narahashi is a seiyū who works for Arts Vision. She was born in Tokyo.-Notable voice roles:*Misae Nohara in Crayon Shin-chan...

     (born 1960), Japanese seiyū
  • Miki Sasaki
    Miki Sasaki
    Miki Sasaki is a volleyball player from Japan, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, wearing the number #4 jersey. There she ended up in fifth place with the Japan women's national team. Sasaki played as a wing-spiker.-External links:* *...

     (born 1976), Japanese volleyball player
  • Miki Sawaguchi
    Miki Sawaguchi
    , born September 1, 1975 in Yokohama, Japan) is one of Japan's best known adult video performers. On television she has appeared as a regular cast member on two shows and made several guest appearances on other shows...

     (born 1975), adult video performer
  • Miki Shiraishi, Japanese actress
  • Miki Furukawa
    Miki Furukawa
    is a Japanese musician. From 1995 to 2005 she was the bass player and vocalist of the indie rock band Supercar. She released her first solo record in 2006.- Biography :...

    , Japanese musician

Serbia

  • Predrag Manojlović (born 1950), nicknamed Miki, Serbian actor

United States

  • Miki Howard
    Miki Howard
    Alicia Michelle "Miki" Howard is an American R&B/jazz singer and actress who had a string of Top 10 hit songs in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Howard's string of hits also included Baby,Be Mine", "Come Share My Love" and "Love Under New Management"...

     (born Alicia Michelle Howard), African-American singer and actress

Japanese family name

This family name is common in the Kansai
Kansai
The or the lies in the southern-central region of Japan's main island Honshū. The region includes the prefectures of Mie, Nara, Wakayama, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyōgo, and Shiga. Depending on who makes the distinction, Fukui, Tokushima and even Tottori Prefecture are also included...

 and Shikoku
Shikoku
is the smallest and least populous of the four main islands of Japan, located south of Honshū and east of the island of Kyūshū. Its ancient names include Iyo-no-futana-shima , Iyo-shima , and Futana-shima...

 areas. It is written as 三木 and literally means "three trees". It can refer to:
  • Takeo Miki
    Takeo Miki
    was a Japanese politician and the 41st Prime Minister of Japan.-Background summary:Born in Awa, Tokushima, Miki graduated from Meiji University in Tokyo...

     (1907–1988), 66th Prime Minister of Japan
  • Minoru Miki
    Minoru Miki
    is a Japanese composer and artistic director, particularly known for his promotional activities in favour of Japanese traditional instruments and some of their performers....

     (born 1930), Japanese composer and artistic director
  • Shinichiro Miki
    Shinichiro Miki
    is a Japanese voice actor. He is a member of 81 Produce.Miki is most known for the roles of Kojiro , Takumi Fujiwara , Kisuke Urahara , Akira Yuki , Lockon Stratos , and Roy Mustang .According to the Anime News Network, as of Spring 2007, Miki is...

     (born 1968), seiyū
  • Miki Taku
    Miki Taku
    was the pen-name of a Japanese poet and novelist in Showa period Japan. His real name was Tomita Miki.- Biography :Miki was born in Tokyo, grew up in Manchukuo. He returned to Japan in 1946, and graduated in 1959 from Waseda University where he majored in Russian literature...

     (born 1935), writer

Fictional characters

  • Miki (Chrono Cross), a dancer from the Square RPG Chrono Cross
  • Miki Momozono or Goggle Pink, a character from Dai Sentai Goggle V
    Dai Sentai Goggle V
    is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. It was the sixth installment in Toei Company's Super Sentai series of tokusatsu television dramas. It aired on TV Asahi from February 6, 1982 to January 21, 1983, with a total of 50 episodes...

  • Miki Kaoru, a character in the anime, "Revolutionary Girl Utena"
  • Miki Koishikawa, the main character in the anime Marmalade Boy
  • Miki Kiyora, a character in the manga, Nodame Cantabile
    Nodame Cantabile
    is a manga by Tomoko Ninomiya. It was serialized in Japan by Kodansha in the magazine Kiss from July 2001 to October 2009 and collected in 23 tankōbon volumes. A two-volume sequel, called Nodame Cantabile: Opera Chapter, which began serialization in the 10 December 2009 issue of Kiss, was released...

  • Miki Masaki, a character from Juken Sentai Gekiranger
    Juken Sentai Gekiranger
    is Toei Company's thirty-first entry in the Super Sentai franchise. Production began on September 29, 2006 with principal photography beginning on October 6, 2006. It premiered on TV Asahi on February 18, 2007, and concluded its airing on February 10, 2008...

  • Miki (Shugo Chara!), a fictional character in the manga series Shugo Chara! by Peach-Pit
  • Miki Yoshida, the main character in the Original English-language manga Miki Falls
    Miki Falls
    Miki Falls is an OEL manga series created by Mark Crilley. It is structured as a four-volume series, each book taking place during one of the seasons over the course of a year.-Plot:...

  • Miki (Initial D), a minor character in the manga/anime series Initial D
  • Miki Mei Ling, a character in the film Dangerous Flowers
    Chai Lai
    Chai Lai is a 2006 Thai action film about five female top-secret crimefighters, each with the codename of a flower, Lotus, Hibiscus, Rose, Spadix and Crown of Thorns...

     portrayed by Narawan Techaratanapraser
  • Sayaka Miki - a main character in the anime Puella Magi Madoka Magica
    Puella Magi Madoka Magica
    is a Japanese anime television series produced by Shaft and Aniplex. The series is directed by Akiyuki Shinbo and written by Gen Urobuchi with original character designs by Ume Aoki, character design adaptation by Takahiro Kishida and music by Yuki Kajiura...


Others

  • Toy Mi-Ki
    Toy Mi-Ki
    Mi-Ki is a collective name for a type of intentionally bred mixed-breed dog. Dogs advertised as Mi-Kis may be of varying ancestry, and there is no single specific description for what breeds are involved...

     is a nickname for a particular type of mixed-breed dog
  • Miki's Law
    Miki's Law
    Miki's Law is a law passed in Kansas, United States in 2006, named after Miki Martinez, a 19-year-old resident of Great Bend, who was fatally shot in 2004. The law creates a registry of people convicted of felonies using a handgun or other deadly weapons, so that law enforcement and the public...

    , Kansas statutes
  • Miki (Kiba), a 2006 fantasy adventure anime with a trading card game tie-in
  • Miki is a type of noodle
    Noodle
    The noodle is a type of food, made from any of a variety of doughs, formed into long thin ribbons, strips, curly-cues, waves, helices, pipes, tubes, strings, or other various shapes, sometimes folded. They are usually cooked in a mixture of boiling water and/or oil. Depending upon the type, noodles...

     in the Philippines
    Philippines
    The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

  • Miki is a nickname for Mikanakawa, an Order of the Arrow Lodge in Circle Ten Council.
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