Momo may refer to:

Geography

  • Momo (department), Cameroon, a division of Northwest Province
  • Momo, Gabon, a town in the Woleu-Ntem province
  • Momo, Piedmont, a town in the province of Novara, Italy

People

Given name or nickname

Athletes

  • Mohammed Benaziza (1959–1992), Algerian bodybuilder
  • Momo Blamo (born 1974), Liberian former football goalkeeper
  • Jerónimo Figueroa Cabrera (born 1982), Spanish footballer known as "Momo"
  • Momo Cissé (born 2002), Guinean footballer
  • Mohamed Diamé (born 1987), French footballer
  • Mouhamed Momo Faye (born 2005), Senegalese basketball player in Italy
  • Momo Koseki (born 1982), Japanese former professional boxer
  • Mamadou Momo Mbaye (born 1998), Senegalese footballer
  • Mohamed Sissoko (born 1985), Malian former footballer
  • Momo Wandel Soumah (footballer) (1977–2017), Guinean footballer
  • Momo Suzuki (born 2007), Japanese snowboarder
  • , Japanese judoka
  • Momo Yansané (born 1997), Guinean footballer
  • Uroš Momić (born 1992), Serbian footballer known as Momo

Musicians

  • Momo (Brazilian singer) (born 1979), Brazilian singer
  • 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
  • , Japanese classical pianist (born 1972)
  • Hitomi Momoi (born 1974), J-pop singer, a former member of "I've Sound" and a member of Por
  • Momo Wandel Soumah (1926–2003), Guinean singer, composer, and saxophonist
  • Momoko Tsugunaga (born 1992), Japanese singer and member of group Berryz Kobo
  • Momoe Mori, Japanese entertainer

Other people

  • Momo (artist), American street artist
  • Momo (Tonga), the 10th ruler of the Tui Tonga dynasty (south Pacific islands)
  • Girolomo Momo Adamo (1895–1956), Italian-American mobster
  • Sam Giancana (1908–1975), American mobster nicknamed "Momo"
  • Mohamed Henni (born 1989), French-Algerian YouTuber and internet personality
  • Momčilo Momo Kapor (1937–2010), Serbian novelist and painter
  • Momo Yeung, Chinese actress and ballerina
  • Momo Kohgo, ring name of Japanese professional wrestler Shieru Wakana (born 1985)
  • Momo Tani, ring name of a Japanese professional wrestler (born 1991)

Surname

  • Epeli Momo (born 1999), Fijian rugby union player
  • Giuseppe Momo (1875–1940), Italian architect and engineer
  • Romeo Momo (born 1952), Filipino civil engineer and politician

Arts and entertainment

  • Momo (manga), a 2008 Japanese manga by Mayu Sakai
  • Momo (novel) (alternatively The Grey Gentlemen), a 1973 novel by Michael Ende
  • Momo (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 (2025 film), based on Ende's novel

Characters

  • 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 similar to Bigfoot 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 Minamoto, a main character in the anime Release the Spyce
  • Momo Nishimiya, in the manga Jujutsu Kaisen
  • 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 Ayase, from the manga Dandadan
  • 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)
  • Momo, in the manga Parallel Paradise

Science and technology

  • Monochorionic-monoamniotic, presentation of identical twins
  • MOMO syndrome, a rare genetic disorder
  • Momo (software), a Chinese location-based services instant messaging application
  • MoMo, abbreviation of Mozilla Messaging
  • 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

Ships

  • , an Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer class
  • , the lead ship of the class, commissioned in 1916 and sold in 1940
  • , a World War II destroyer
  • , a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1919

Transportation

  • Momo (company), a 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

  • Momo.com, a Taiwanese e-commerce and media company
  • Momo (food), a dumpling popular in Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, and parts of India
  • Joffrey Tower, in Chicago, Illinois, United States, originally named the "Modern Momentum Building" and nicknamed "MoMo"
  • Momo languages, a group of languages spoken in Cameroon
  • 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

  • Momus or Momos, a Greek god