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It's Mahoko (m)
Otherwise, Banana's not used as a name in Japan.
Basho, means banana-tree, and is the name of a famous 17thc. Japanese poet (I think it's also a pseud., though).
Chiquita is not a first name, it's a diminutive for chica= child in Spanish"Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better"-Samuel Beckett
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Thanks! Her book "Kitchen" is very good, BTWnm
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