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for girls. Momo is usually written with the

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character 桃 for "

peach The peach (''Prunus persica'') is a deciduous tree first domesticated and Agriculture, cultivated in China. It bears edible juicy fruits with various characteristics, most called peaches and the glossy-skinned, non-fuzzy varieties called necta ...

" or 百 for "one hundred" or 杏 for "apricot", followed by -ko, a common suffix for girls' names (meaning "child"). It may refer to:

People

*, Japanese actress and model *, Japanese film director *, Japanese ballerina *, Japanese novelist *

Momoko Iko Momoko Iko (1940–2020) was a Japanese-American playwright, best known for her 1972 play ''Gold Watch''. She was also a founding member of the Asian Liberation Organization and the Pacific Asian American Women Writers West. Life Momoko Iko was ...

(1940–2020), American playwright *, Japanese author and translator of children's books *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese women's shogi player *, Japanese actress *, Japanese tennis player *, Japanese actress best known for her role as Emiko Yamane in the original ''

Godzilla is a fictional monster, or ''kaiju'', that debuted in the eponymous 1954 film, directed and co-written by Ishirō Honda. The character has since become an international pop culture icon, appearing in various media: 33 Japanese films p ...

'' *, Japanese

haiku is a type of short form poetry that originated in Japan. Traditional Japanese haiku consist of three phrases composed of 17 Mora (linguistics), morae (called ''On (Japanese prosody), on'' in Japanese) in a 5, 7, 5 pattern; that include a ''kire ...

poet *, Japanese women's professional shogi player *, Japanese wheelchair tennis player *, Japanese professional golfer *, Japanese voice actress from Hyogo, Japan *

Momoko Saito (cricketer) Momoko Saito (born 8 September 1981) is a former Japanese cricketer who played five Women's One Day International cricket Women's One Day International (ODI) is the limited overs cricket, limited overs form of women's cricket. Matches are sche ...

(born 1981), Japanese cricketer *, Japanese manga artist from Shimizu, Japan *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese actress *, Japanese actress *, Japanese

track and field Track and field (or athletics in British English) is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name used in North America is derived from where the sport takes place, a ru ...

athlete *, Japanese footballer *,

J-pop J-pop (often stylized in all caps; an abbreviated form of "Japanese popular music"), natively known simply as , is the name for a form of popular music that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in trad ...

singer and member of the

Hello! Project is a Japanese musical collective consisting of all female recording artists and groups under Up-Front Promotion, a subsidiary of Up-Front Group. The name was initially used as Michiyo Heike and Morning Musume's fan club name in 1999, but ...

group

Berryz Kobo was a Japanese idol girl group formed by Up-Front Promotion in 2004 and associated with Hello! Project. The group's members consisted of Hello! Project Kids members Saki Shimizu, Momoko Tsugunaga, Miyabi Natsuyaki, Chinami Tokunaga, Maa ...

*, Japanese female professional

golfer Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit a ball into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...

*, Japanese multi-instrumentalist *,

pseudonym A pseudonym (; ) or alias () is a fictitious name that a person assumes for a particular purpose, which differs from their original or true meaning ( orthonym). This also differs from a new name that entirely or legally replaces an individual's o ...

of an

Eisner Award The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, are awards for creative achievement in American comic books. They are regarded as the most prestigious and significant awards in the comic industry and often referred ...

-winning Japanese comic book artist and writer *

Momoko Okazaki , known by her stage name Momometal, is a Japanese singer and dancer. She is best known as a member of kawaii metal band Babymetal, which she joined as a touring member in 2019 before becoming an official member in 2023. She was previously a mem ...

(岡崎百々子, Born 2003), Japanese musician, singer and dancer for

Babymetal (stylized in all caps as BABYMETAL) is a Japanese kawaii metal band consisting of Suzuka Nakamoto as "Su-metal", Moa Kikuchi as "Moametal" and Momoko Okazaki as "Momometal". The band is produced by Kobametal from the Amuse Inc., Amuse talent a ...

Fictional characters

* Momoko (Maskman) (aka Pink Mask), a character in ''

Hikari Sentai Maskman is a Japanese Tokusatsu television show and Toei's eleventh entry of the Super Sentai metaseries. It aired on TV Asahi from February 28, 1987, to February 20, 1988, replacing '' Choushinsei Flashman'' and was replaced by ''Choujyu Sentai Livema ...

'' * Momoko (''The King of Fighters''), a character in ''

The King of Fighters ''The King of Fighters'' (''KOF'') is a series of fighting games by SNK that began with the release of ''The King of Fighters '94'' in 1994. The series was initially developed for SNK's Neo Geo (system), Neo Geo MVS arcade hardware and received ...

'' video game series * Momoko, a character in '' Armour of God II: Operation Condor'' * Momoko, a character in ''

Momo Kyun Sword is a Japanese light novel series by Kibidango Project, based on the Japanese folklore hero Momotarō. The light novel began serialization for free online in 2012. It features multiple illustrators who are rotated on a monthly basis. A "second ...

'' * Momoko, a character in ''

Shangri-La Shangri-La is a fictional place in Tibet's Kunlun Mountains, Uses the spelling 'Kuen-Lun'. described in the 1933 novel '' Lost Horizon'' by the British author James Hilton. Hilton portrays Shangri-La as a mystical, harmonious valley, gently ...

'' *

Momoko Akatsutsumi The following is a list of characters who appear in ''Powerpuff Girls Z'', an anime version of ''The Powerpuff Girls'', including new characters and alternate versions of original characters. Powerpuff Girls Z Unlike their List of The Powerpuff ...

, a character in the ''

Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z is a 2006 Japanese anime television series created to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Toei Animation. Planned by Cartoon Network and produced by TV Tokyo, Aniplex, and Toei Animation, the series is directed by Iku Ishiguro, with Yoshio U ...

'' anime series *

Momoko Asuka , alternatively titled ''Magical DoReMi'' in English, is a Japanese fantasy magical girl anime television series produced by Toei Animation. It focuses on a group of elementary school girls, led by Doremi Harukaze, who become wit ...

, a character in ''

Ojamajo Doremi , alternatively titled ''Magical DoReMi'' in English, is a Japanese fantasy magical girl anime television series produced by Toei Animation. It focuses on a group of elementary school girls, led by Doremi Harukaze, who become wit ...

'', but only in the third and fourth story arcs * Momoko Hamanaka, a character in ''

The Decay of the Angel ''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' ...

'' * Momoko Hasegawa, a character in ''

Mop Girl is a television drama series based on the novel of the same title by ; it recounts the adventures of Momoko Hasegawa, played by Keiko Kitagawa, who possesses the ability to travel back in time upon contact with belongings of a deceased person wit ...

'' * Momoko Hoshino, a character in ''

Major Major most commonly refers to: * Major (rank), a military rank * Academic major, an academic discipline to which an undergraduate student formally commits * People named Major, including given names, surnames, nicknames * Major and minor in musi ...

'' * Momoko Ichihara, a character in ''

Love Get Chu is a Japanese mobile phone visual novel created by ARiKO System about a group of five girls trying to become voice actresses. An anime adaptation entitled aired in Japan on TV Tokyo between April 4 and September 27, 2006, containing twenty- ...

'' * Momoko Kanda, a character in ''

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, and ported to Nintendo Switch and P ...

'' * Momoko Koigakubo, a character in ''

Ghost Stories A ghost story is any piece of fiction, or drama, that includes a ghost, or simply takes as a premise the possibility of ghosts or characters' belief in them."Ghost Stories" in Margaret Drabble (ed.), ''Oxford Companion to English Literature''. ...

'' * Momoko Koishikawa, a character in ''

Long Vacation ''Long Vacation'' (, also known as ) is a Japanese television drama series from Fuji Television, first shown in Japan from 15 April to 24 June 1996. The show's high ratings in Japan made Takuya Kimura popular in the Asia-Pacific region and is kn ...

'' * Momoko Kuzuryū, a character in ''

Sumomomo Momomo is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shinobu Ohtaka. It was serialized in Square Enix's manga magazine ''Young Gangan'' (first named ''Gangan YG'') from January 2004 to February 2009, with its chapters collected in 12 vo ...

'' * Momoko Momohara, a character in ''

Sailor Moon is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoko Takeuchi. It was originally serialized in Kodansha's Shōjo manga, ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Nakayoshi'' from 1991 to 1997; the 60 individual chapters (later reorganized into ...

'' * Momoko Momozono, a character in ''

Godannar is a Japanese anime television series created by Yasuchika Nagaoka, Anime International Company and Project Godannar, which consists of IMAGICA Entertainment, Taki Corporation, KlockWorx, NTT Data Contents Planing, Sojitz and Oriental Ligh ...

'' * Momoko Naitō, a character in ''

Shōjo Sect is a Japanese adult yuri manga series written and illustrated by Kenn Kurogane. The manga was serialized in the adult manga magazine ''Comic MegaStore'' from June 17, 2003, to June 17, 2005, and was later released as two bound volumes. A limi ...

'' * Momoko Ryugasaki, a character in the novel, manga and movie ''

Kamikaze Girls , is a 2002 Japanese novel written by Novala Takemoto. The story centers on the unlikely friendship between Momoko Ryugasaki, a "Rococophile" and lolita, and Ichigo "Ichiko" Shirayuri, a (juvenile delinquent). A live-action film adaptation ...

'' *

Momoko Sakura , known professionally as (May 8, 1965 – August 15, 2018) was a Japanese people, Japanese mangaka, manga artist. She was best known as the creator of the long-running manga ''Chibi Maruko-chan''. Biography Sakura was born on May 8, 1965. She ...

(aka Maruko-chan), main character of the Japanese anime and manga series ''

Chibi Maruko-chan is a manga series written and illustrated by Momoko Sakura. The series depicts the simple, everyday life of Momoko Sakura, a young girl everyone calls ''Maruko'', and her family in suburban Japan in the year 1974. Maruko is a troublemak ...

'' * Momoko Suō, a character in ''

The Idolmaster Million Live! is a Japanese multimedia spin-off series of ''The Idolmaster'', starting with the game of the same name. The series follows a new group of idols working alongside the idols of 765 Production with a producer at the 765 Live Theater. The origi ...

'' * Momoko Takamachi, a character in ''

Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha is a Japanese anime television series directed by Akiyuki Shinbo, with screenplay written by Masaki Tsuzuki and produced by Seven Arcs. It forms part of the ''Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha'' series. The Japanese Association of Independe ...

'' *

Momoko Takeuchi is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by . It started in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Young Jump'' in September 2004 and was later transferred to ' in August 2009, where it ended in April 2010. Its chapters were collecte ...

, a character in the manga ''

Inubaka is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by . It started in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Young Jump'' in September 2004 and was later transferred to ' in August 2009, where it ended in April 2010. Its chapters were collecte ...

'' * Momoko Togame, a character in ''

Magia Record was a Japanese role-playing video game developed by f4samurai for Android and iOS, which was released by Aniplex in Japan on August 22, 2017. A North American version was available from June 2019 to October 2020. The game is a spin-off o ...

'' * Momoko, mentally and physically disabled twin sister of nine-year-old Rikki in 2003 animated movie ''My Sister Momoko'' *

Wedding Peach (character) is a Japanese '' shōjo'' manga written by Sukehiro Tomita and illustrated by Nao Yazawa that was originally serialized in Shogakukan's ''Ciao'' magazine. In North America, it was translated and published by VIZ Media in its entirety, con ...

, also known as Momoko Hanasaki, a character in ''

Wedding Peach is a Japanese '' shōjo'' manga written by Sukehiro Tomita and illustrated by Nao Yazawa that was originally serialized in Shogakukan's ''Ciao'' magazine. In North America, it was translated and published by VIZ Media in its entirety, c ...

'' * Momoko Fujikawa, a character in ''Magical Princess Club'' * Momoko Kuramoto, a character in ''My Sister Momoko'' * Momoko Fuller, a character in '' All Over Creation'' * Momoko Yamazaki, a character in ''

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