Maokai’s name origin
Is it based off the Hawaiian island Molokai? It sounds very similar and I was wondering if the name itself meant anything else in another language.
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Illâoi Evê Siôn1 votesI think it's an anagram of 'I am oak?'
DwarvenGiant1 votesIt's actually the name of his concept artist, Maokai Xiao (who, if I'm not wrong, still works at Riot to this day). :)
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