Momo may refer to:

Geography

Momo (department) Momo is a department of Northwest Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 1792 km and as of 2005 had a total population of 138,693. It is the ethnic home of the Widikum People. The capital of the department lies at Mbengwi. S ...

, a division of Northwest Province in Cameroon * Momo, Gabon, 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 ...

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

People

Musicians

* 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 is a J-pop singer, songwriter who is a member of Por, a duo which she and Ryo formed. Momo is a former member of the Japanese music production, I've Sound. Chronology * 1995—P・o・r was formed * 2001—The name "P・o・r" changed as "Po ...

(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, sh ...

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

Other people

* Momo (artist), American street artist *

Momo (Tonga) Momo ''(meaning: crumb)'' was the 10th king in the Tu'i Tonga, Tui Tonga dynasty of Tonga, who lived in the 11th or 12th century CE. He was named after one of the original gods of Tonga, a trio known as Kohai, Koau, mo Momo. The Tu'i Tonga Empire, ...

, 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. Hi ...

(1895–1956), Italian-American mobster * Jerónimo Figueroa Cabrera (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 of ...

(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'', 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) King Momo or King Momos or King Momus, (Rei Momo in Portuguese or Rey Momo in Spanish) is considered the king of Carnivals in numerous Latin American festivities, mainly in Brazil and Colombia. His appearance signifies the beginning of the Carniv ...

, portrayed in numerous Latin American festivities *

Momo the Monster Momo the Monster, also known as the Missouri Monster (''Momo''), is a purported ape-like creature, similar to descriptions of Bigfoot, that was allegedly sighted by numerous people in rural Louisiana, Missouri in 1971 and 1972. Unlike some other ...

, a legend originating in Missouri, in the United States *

Momo Belia Deviluke is a Character (arts), fictional character in the manga series ''To Love Ru'', created by Saki Hasemi and Kentaro Yabuki. In the series, Momo is Lala Satalin Deviluke's younger sister and the younger twin sister to Nana Astar Deviluke, with Momo ...

, from the manga ''To Love Ru'' * Momo Chiyoda, a main character in the manga ''

The Demon Girl Next Door is a Japanese four-panel manga parody series by Izumo Itō, serialized in Houbunsha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Manga Time Kirara Carat'' since 2014. It has been collected in six ''tankōbon'' volumes. An anime television series adaptatio ...

'' *

Momo Hinamori This is a list of featured in the manga and anime series ''Bleach'', created by Tite Kubo. Soul Reapers are a fictional race of spirits who govern the flow of souls between the human world and the afterlife realm called the ''Soul Society''. The ...

, in the manga ''Bleach'' *

Momo Karuizawa This is a list of characters from the ''Rival Schools'' series of video games and comic books. Introduced in ''Rival Schools: United By Fate'' Batsu Ichimonji : is the main protagonist in both ''Rival Schools'' games. In '' Rival Schools: United ...

, 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 ''The Life Before Us'' (1975; French: ''La vie devant soi'') is a novel by French author Romain Gary who wrote it under the pseudonym of "Emile Ajar". It was originally published in English as ''Momo'' translated by Ralph Manheim, then re-publis ...

'' (''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 and ...

'', two different magical-girl anime * MOMO, a main character from the film '' Madame Rosa'', directed by Moshé Mizrahi * 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 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''

Science and technology

Biology and medicine

* Monochorionic-monoamniotic, presentation of identical twins *

MOMO syndrome MOMO syndrome is an extremely rare genetic disorder which belongs to the overgrowth syndromes and has been diagnosed in only seven cases around the world, and occurs in 1 in 100 million births. The name is an acronym of the four primary aspects o ...

, 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 Mozilla Messaging (abbreviated MoMo) was a wholly owned, for-profit subsidiary of the non-profit Mozilla Foundation. It was broadly tasked with aspects of the Mozilla Project that focused on interpersonal communications, such as instant 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 ...

, 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 The Siemens Modular Metro is a family of electric multiple unit trains for rapid transit systems produced by Siemens Mobility (originally Siemens Transportation Systems) and used by rail operators around the world. The vehicle concept was launched ...

, a brand of electric train vehicle system

Other uses

* 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