Mazikeen

What does Mazikeen mean?

Mazikeen is best known as the name of a demon character in DC's The Sandman comics and the later Lucifer adaptations. It has a darkly glamorous, supernatural presence, with the sharp, compact nickname Maze giving it a more everyday edge.

The name appears to draw on mazzikin, a Hebrew term for harmful or damaging spirits in Jewish folklore, but Mazikeen is not itself a traditional Hebrew personal name with a settled literal translation. Its appeal lies in its striking sound and powerful fictional association rather than a conventional name meaning.

Historical Context

Mazikeen entered modern use through DC Comics, where the character appears in Neil Gaiman's The Sandman and became a major figure in the Lucifer comic series and television adaptation. The form is associated with Jewish demonological tradition through the Hebrew plural mazzikin, referring to harmful spirits. The exact spelling Mazikeen is a modern fictional name rather than a documented traditional given name.