Momo

Momo is the Japanese word for peach and a female personal name. It may also refer to:

Places

• Momo, Gabon
• Momo, Italy, a city in the province of Novara, in northern Italy

People

• Momo, aka Mohamed Sissoko, a Mali International and Liverpool FC footballer
• Momo, aka Jerónimo Figueroa Cabrera, a Spanish footballer
• Momo (Tonga), the 10th ruler of the Tuʻi Tonga dynasty and the first to expand his realm beyond the Tonga archipelago
• MOMO, a street artist based in New York City. See http://momoshowpalace.com/

Literature

• Momo (novel), a book by Michael Ende
• Momotarō (Peach Boy), a story in Japanese folklore
• MOMO, the character/narrator of the novel La Vie devant soi, written by Romain Gary under the pseudonym of Émile Ajar. It is also the title of the book in the English translation.

Momo, an artist living in New York, currently attending Newtown High School.

Media

• Momo (film), a film based on Ende's novel
• Rei Momo, an album by David Byrne
• Wonder Momo, a 1987 arcade game, the last 8-bit game released by Namco
• Momo (song), a song by Mindi Abair, album It Just Happens That Way. Jazz instrumental.

Fictional characters

• MOMO, a synthetic character in the video game Xenosaga.
• Momo Sohma, a character in Fruits Basket.
• Momo Hinamori, a character in the manga Bleach.
• Momo Karuizawa, a character from the video game Project Justice by Capcom
• Momo (Breath of Fire character), from the Breath of Fire series of games by Capcom
• Momo, Aang's pet lemur on the animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender.
• Momo, Fuu's pet Japanese dwarf flying squirrel in the anime series Samurai Champloo
• Momo, a main character in the manga and Japanese drama Kimi wa Petto (Tramps Like Us).
• Momo, a character in the 2002 adventure game Syberia
• Momo Adachi, a character in Peach Girl
• Minky Momo, a character from Magical Princess Minky Momo; there are 2 versions: Sora Momo (Sky Momo, from the 1982 version), and Umi Momo (Sea Momo, from the 1991 version)
• MOMO, one of the two main characters in the film Madame Rosa, directed by Moshé Mizrahi

Other

• Momo (food), a dumpling popular amongst the Himalayan peoples
• MOMO (company), a car accessories company
• MOMO syndrome, a rare genetic disorder
• Rei Momo (Carnival character), the "king" of Brazilian Carnival and other carnivals
• Momo (cryptid), a cryptid mentioned in The Ten Creepiest Creatures In America by Allan Zullo.
• Molly Mormon (Momo is also used as a pejorative term for any member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints)
• Momo the Monster, a Missouri legend.
• MoMo was the original nickname of the Joffrey Tower, which was initially named the Modern Momentum Building.
• Momo, a person who trades stocks based on momentum, also known as Swing trading
• Momo, An insult used to describe one who is irritating, annoying, or an idiot. An jesting insult typically used by The Black Hats gaming clan.