Momo may refer to:

Geography

* Momo (department), a division of Northwest Province in Cameroon *

Momo, Gabon Momo is a town located in Woleu-Ntem Woleu-Ntem is the northernmost of Gabon's nine provinces. It covers an area of 38,465 km and named after Woleu and Ntem rivers that cross it. The provincial capital is Oyem, which had a total of 60,68 ...

, a town in the Woleu-Ntem province of Gabon *

Momo, Piedmont Momo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northwest of Novara. Momo borders the following municipalities: Barengo, Bellinzago Novarese, Briona, Cal ...

, a town in the province of Novara, in northern Italy *

Joffrey Tower The Joffrey Tower is a high-rise commercial real estate development on the northeast corner of North State Street and East Randolph Street in the Loop community area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States that is the permanent home o ...

, in Chicago, Illinois, US, originally named the "Modern Momentum Building"

People

Musicians

Momo Hirai , known mononymously as Momo (; ja, モモ), is a Japanese singer, rapper and dancer based in South Korea. She is one of the three Japanese members of South Korean girl group Twice under JYP Entertainment. Life and career Early life and pre- ...

(born 1996), Japanese singer, dancer, rapper and member of K-pop girl group Twice *

Momo Latiff Momo Latiff (1921 - 10 December 2015) was a popular Malay-language Singaporean singer of the 1950's and 1960s. Her successful songs included "Pantai Chinta Berahi" ("PCB" beach, now Pantai Cahaya Bulan) to the music of pianist Dodo Mallinger. Origi ...

, also known as "Momo", Malaysian singer of the 1950s * , 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 is a former Japanese singer, actress, and radio personality. Tsugunaga joined Hello! Project as a member of Hello! Project Kids at the age of 10 and later became part of the girl groups Berryz Kobo and Buono! Following Berryz Kobo's hiatus, s ...

(born 1992), J-pop singer and idol, member of group Berryz Koubou

Other people

* Momo (artist), American street artist * Momo (Tonga), the 10th ruler of the Tui Tonga dynasty (south Pacific islands) *

Momo Adamo Girolomo "Momo" Adamo (1895–1956) was an Italian American mobster in the American Mafia. He lived in Chicago and Kansas City before moving to Los Angeles in the 1930s and soon became underboss to Jack Dragna in the Los Angeles crime family. His ...

(1895–1956), Italian-American mobster *

Jerónimo Figueroa Cabrera Jerónimo Figueroa Cabrera (born 15 July 1982), known as Momo, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a winger. Club career Born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Momo was signed from hometown's UD Las Palmas in 2004 by Deport ...

(born 1982), Spanish footballer *

Sam Giancana Salvatore Mooney Giancana (; born Gilormo Giangana; ; May 24, 1908 – June 19, 1975) was an American mobster who was boss of the Chicago Outfit from 1957 to 1966. Giancana was born in Chicago to Italian immigrant parents. He joined the 42 ...

(1908–1975), American mobster nicknamed "Momo" *

Mohamed Sissoko Mohamed Lamine Sissoko (born 22 January 1985) is a former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Born in France, he could have elected to play for France internationally, but chose instead to play for the national side ...

(born 1985), former Malian international and FC Sochaux-Montbéliard football player * , Japanese judoka *

Uroš Momić Uroš Momić ( sr, Урош Момић; born 26 March 1992), commonly known as Momo is a Serbian footballer who plays as a forward Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward. Forward may also refer to: People * Forward (sur ...

(born 1992), Serbian footballer known as Momo

Books and film

* ''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'' (TV series), a 2003 German animated TV series based on Ende's novel ** ''

Momo and the Time Thieves ''Momo and the Time Thieves'' (Danish: ') is a Danish-language opera in two acts by Svitlana Azarova. The libretto, based on the 1973 children's book '' Momo'' by Michael Ende, was written by . The opera was commissioned by the Royal Danish Oper ...

'', a 2017 opera in two acts by Svitlana Azarova 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 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 The characters of '' Fruits Basket'' were created by Natsuki Takaya in the manga written and illustrated by her. The manga was serialized in 136 chapters in the monthly manga magazine '' Hana to Yume'' between January 1999 and November 2006, a ...

, from the manga ''Fruits Basket'' *

Momo Yaoyorozu The '' My Hero Academia'' manga and anime series features a vast world with an extensive cast of characters created by Kōhei Horikoshi. The series takes place in a fictional world where more than 80% of the global population possesses some f ...

, 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 is a Japanese magical-girl anime franchise by Ashi Productions. The original series ran between 1982 and 1983 on TV Tokyo and inspired three OVAs between 1985 and 1987. A second television series, titled , ran on NTV between 1991 an ...

'', two different magical-girl anime * MOMO, a main character from the film ''

Madame Rosa ''Madame Rosa'' (french: La vie devant soi) is a 1977 French drama film directed by Moshé Mizrahi, adapted from the 1975 novel '' The Life Before Us'' by Romain Gary. It stars Simone Signoret and Samy Ben-Youb, and tells the story of an elderly J ...

'', directed by Moshé Mizrahi * Momo, a main character from the 2003 film ''

Monsieur Ibrahim ''Monsieur Ibrahim'' (original title: ''Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran''; (, ''Mister Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Qur'an'') is a 2003 French drama film starring Omar Sharif, and directed by François Dupeyron. The film is based on a ...

'', directed by François Dupeyron * Momo, Fuu's pet Japanese dwarf flying squirrel, in the anime series ''

Samurai Champloo is a 2004 Japanese historical adventure anime television series. The debut television production of studio Manglobe, the 26-episode series aired from May 2004 to March 2005. It was first partially broadcast on Fuji TV, then had a complete ...

'' * Momo, the female protagonist of ''

Wonder Momo is a 1987 beat 'em up arcade game that was developed and published by Namco exclusively in Japan. It was ported to the PC-Engine in 1989, with both versions of the game later ported to the Wii Virtual Console. The game was also included in '' ...

'', a Japan-only 1987 arcade game * Momo, a black cat from the 2016 Google Doodle browser game ''

Magic Cat Academy ''Magic Cat Academy'' is a series of browser games created as Google Doodles in celebration of Halloween. The first installment, ''Magic Cat Academy'', was released on October 30, 2016, while the second installment, ''Magic Cat Academy 2'', was ...

Science and technology

Biology and medicine

* Monochorionic-monoamniotic, presentation of identical twins * MOMO syndrome, a rare genetic disorder

Computing

Momo (software) Momo ( Chinese: 陌陌; pinyin: mò mò) is a free social search and instant messaging mobile app. The app allows users to chat with nearby friends and strangers. Momo provides users with free instant messaging services through Wifi, 3G and 4G. ...

, a Chinese location-based services instant messaging application * MoMo, abbreviation of Mozilla Messaging

Other technologies

* MOS-1 (satellite), also known as Momo-1, Japan's first Earth observation satellite *

Momo (rocket) is a Japanese private spaceflight company aiming to eventually build a launch vehicle for smallsats under 100 kg. It is a rocket spacelaunch company developing the MOMO (also Momo, etc.) launcher. Interstellar's stated goal is to reduc ...

, a sounding rocket manufactured by Japanese company Interstellar Technologies

Transportation

Ships

* , a class of destroyer built for the Imperial Japanese Navy * , the name of more than one Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer * , a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1919

Other transportation

Momo (company) MOMO Srl is a design company headquartered in Milan, Italy that makes accessories and parts for automobiles, such as alloy wheels, tires, steering wheels, seats, gear sticks. The company also has a clothing line of products that include racing s ...

, 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 (food) Momo is a dish with origins from Tibet. They are bite-size dumplings made with a spoonful of stuffing wrapped in dough. Usually steamed, though they are sometimes fried or steam-fried. The dish has spread to China, Nepal and India. Origin Momo ...

, 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 Molly Mormon (sometimes abbreviated MoMo) is a term for a popular stereotype of a female member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). A Molly Mormon is thought to be the "perfect Mormon woman"—an attractive and chaste ...

, a stereotype * Mystery Of Missing Out, a variant of fear of missing out