Momo
Momo may refer to:
Geography
[edit]- Momo (department), a division of Northwest Province in Cameroon
- Momo, Gabon, a town in the Woleu-Ntem province of Gabon
- Momo, Piedmont, a town in the province of Novara, in northern Italy
- Joffrey Tower, in Chicago, Illinois, US, originally named the "Modern Momentum Building"
People
[edit]Musicians
[edit]- Momo Hirai (born 1996), Japanese singer, dancer, rapper and member of K-pop girl group Twice
- Momo Latiff, also known as "Momo", Malaysian singer of the 1950s
- Momo Kodama (児玉 桃, born 1972), Japanese classical pianist (born 1972)
- Hitomi Momoi (born 1974), J-pop singer who is a former member of "I've Sound" and a member of Por
- Momoko Tsugunaga (born 1992), J-pop singer and idol, member of group Berryz Koubou
- Momoe Mori, Japanese entertainer
Other people
[edit]- Momo (artist), American street artist
- Momo (Tonga), the 10th ruler of the Tuʻi Tonga dynasty (south Pacific islands)
- Momo Adamo (1895–1956), Italian-American mobster
- Momo Yeung, Chinese actress and ballerina
- Jerónimo Figueroa Cabrera (born 1982), Spanish footballer
- Sam Giancana (1908–1975), American mobster nicknamed "Momo"
- Mohamed Sissoko (born 1985), former Malian international and FC Sochaux-Montbéliard football player
- Momo Tamaoki (玉置 桃, born 1994), Japanese judoka
- Uroš Momić (born 1992), Serbian footballer known as Momo
Fiction
[edit]- Momo (novel) (alternatively The Grey Gentlemen), a 1973 novel by Michael Ende
- Momo (1986 film), a 1986 film based on Ende's novel
- Momo (2001 film) (Momo alla conquista del tempo), an animated Italian film by Enzo D'Alò based on Ende's novel
- Momo and the Time Thieves, a 2017 opera in two acts by Svitlana Azarova based on Ende's novel
Characters
[edit]- Momo (Avatar: The Last Airbender), from the animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender
- Momo (Breath of Fire character), from the video game series Breath of Fire
- MOMO (Xenosaga), from the video game Xenosaga
- King Momo (Carnival character), portrayed in numerous Latin American festivities
- Momo the Monster, a legend originating in Missouri, in the United States
- Momo Belia Deviluke, from the manga To Love Ru
- Momo Chiyoda, a main character in the manga The Demon Girl Next Door
- Momo Hinamori, in the manga Bleach
- Momo Karuizawa, in the video game Project Justice, by Capcom
- Momo Sakura, a minor character in the anime Puella Magi Madoka Magica
- Momo Sohma, from the manga Fruits Basket
- Momo Yaoyorozu, from the manga My Hero Academia
- Momo, narrator-protagonist of the novel The Life Before Us (La Vie devant soi), by Romain Gary (as Émile Ajar), and the novel's UK title
- Momo, the heroines of Magical Princess Minky Momo, two different magical-girl anime
- MOMO, a main character from the film Madame Rosa, directed by Moshé Mizrahi
- Momo, the main character of the 1973 novel of the same name
- Momo, a main character from the 2003 film Monsieur Ibrahim, directed by François Dupeyron
- Momo, Fuu's pet Japanese dwarf flying squirrel, in the anime series Samurai Champloo
- Momo, the female protagonist of Wonder Momo, a Japan-only 1987 arcade game
- Momo, a black cat from the 2016 Google Doodle browser game Magic Cat Academy
- Momo Adachi, a main character in the manga series Peach Girl (ピーチガール)
- Momo Belia Deviluke, Lala's younger sister, in the manga and anime series To Love-Ru
- Momo Kisaragi, a character of mixed media series Kagerou Project
- Momo Kuzuryū, from Valkyrie Drive- Bhikkhuni
- Momo Maruo, from the Chouriki Sentai Ohranger
- Takeshi Gouda, nicknamed "Momo", a main character in the manga Tramps Like Us (きみはペット)
Science and technology
[edit]Biology and medicine
[edit]- Monochorionic-monoamniotic, presentation of identical twins
- MOMO syndrome, a rare genetic disorder
Computing
[edit]- Momo (software), a Chinese location-based services instant messaging application
- MoMo, abbreviation of Mozilla Messaging
Other technologies
[edit]- MOS-1 (satellite), also known as Momo-1, Japan's first Earth observation satellite
- Momo (rocket), a sounding rocket manufactured by Japanese company Interstellar Technologies
Transportation
[edit]Ships
[edit]- Momo-class destroyer, a class of destroyer built for the Imperial Japanese Navy
- Japanese destroyer Momo, the name of more than one Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer
- USS Momo (SP-49), a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1919
Other transportation
[edit]- Momo (company), manufacturer of automotive and racing gear
- Momo Car-Sharing, short for the EU project "more options for energy efficient mobility through Car-Sharing"
- Siemens Modular Metro, a brand of electric train vehicle system
Other uses
[edit]- Momo (food), a dumpling popular in Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, and parts of India
- Momo Challenge hoax, an urban legend and hoax about a fictitious Internet phenomenon
- MoMo, an abbreviation for Molly Mormon, a stereotype
- Mystery Of Missing Out, a variant of fear of missing out
See also
[edit]- Momus or Momos, a Greek god