Mo or MO may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Fictional characters

* Mo, a girl in the ''

Horrible Histories ''Horrible Histories'' is an educational entertainment franchise encompassing many media including books, magazines, audio books, stage shows, TV shows, and more. In 2013, Lisa Edwards, UK publishing and commercial director of Scholastic Corpo ...

'' TV series * Mo, also known as Mortimer, in the novel '' Inkheart'' by Cornelia Funke * Mo, in the webcomic '' Jesus and Mo'' * Mo, the main character in the '' Mo's Mischief'' children's book series * Mo, an ophthalmosaurus from ''

The Land Before Time ''The Land Before Time'' is a franchise consisting of American animated film, animated Adventure film, adventure Children's film, family films centered around dinosaurs, including a Movie theater, theatrical movie, various Direct-to-video, st ...

'' franchise * MO (Maintenance Operator), a robot in the Filmation series '' Young Sentinels'' * Mo, a main character in ''

Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist ''Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist'' is an American jukebox musical comedy-drama television series created by Austin Winsberg that premiered on January 7, 2020, on NBC. The series stars Jane Levy as Zoey Clarke, a software developer who discovers ...

'' * M-O (Microbe Obliterator), a robot in the film ''

WALL-E ''WALL-E'' (stylized with an interpunct as ''WALL·E'') is a 2008 American animated Romance film, romantic science fiction film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. The film was directed by Andrew Stanton, produced b ...

'' * Mo the clown, a character played by Roy Rene, 20th-century Australian stage comedian * Mo Effanga, in the BBC medical drama series ''Holby City'' *

Mo Harris Mo Harris (also Porter, also known as Big Mo), is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', who made her first appearance on 18 September 2000, played by Laila Morse. Mo was also played by Lorraine Stanley in the 2004 spin-of ...

, in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' *

Little Mo Mitchell Little Mo Mitchell (also Morgan) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Kacey Ainsworth from 18 September 2000 to 26 May 2006. Little Mo originally appears in a turbulent marriage with her abusive husband Tr ...

, in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''

Films

* "Mo" (魔 demon), original title of ''

The Boxer's Omen ''The Boxer's Omen'' (魔, ''Mó'', ''Magic'') is a 1983 Hong Kong horror film directed by Kuei Chih-Hung and produced by Shaw Brothers Studio. It is sometimes described as a sequel to '' Bewitched (蠱)'' (1981), also directed by Chih-Hung. ...

'', a 1983 Hong Kong film * ''Mo'' (2010 film), a television movie about British politician Mo Mowlam * ''Mo'' (2016 film), a Tamil horror film

Music

* ''M.O.'' (album), a 2013 album by American hip hop artist Nelly *

M.O M.O are an English girl group consisting of members Annie Ashcroft and Chanal Benjilali, and previously Frankee Connolly until her departure in June 2017 and Nadine Samuels until her departure in 2020. The group was formed in 2012 by the member ...

, an English pop trio * MØ, a Danish singer * The MO, a Dutch pop band *

Mo Awards The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards (commonly known as the Mo Awards) were an annual Australian entertainment industry award, established in 1975, to recognise achievements in live entertainment in Australia. They were last awarded in 2016. ...

, annual awards for Australian live entertainment *

Yamaha MO The Yamaha MO6/MO8 is a music production synthesizer that comes in two sizes. The MO6 is the 61-key while the MO8 is the 88 weighted key version. The two versions use Yamaha's AWM2 (Advanced Wave Memory 2) tone generator also used in the Motif and t ...

, a music synthesizer

Other arts and entertainment

* Mo (Oz), a fictional country in the book ''The Magical Monarch of Mo'' by L. Frank Baum * ''Mo'' (TV series), a 2022 comedy-drama

Businesses and organizations

Altria Group Altria Group, Inc. (previously known as Philip Morris Companies, Inc. until 2003) is an American corporation and one of the world's largest producers and marketers of tobacco, cigarettes, and medical products in the treatment of illnesses c ...

, formerly Philip Morris (New York Stock Exchange symbol MO) *

Calm Air Calm Air International LP. is a full service airline, offering passenger, charter and freight services in northern Manitoba and the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut. It is owned by Exchange Income Corporation with its main base in Winnipeg, Manitoba. ...

(IATA airline designator MO), an airline based in Thompson, Manitoba, Canada *

Milicja Obywatelska Milicja Obywatelska (MO; ), known as the Citizens' Militia in English, was the national police organization of the Polish People's Republic. The MO was established on 7 October 1944 by the Polish Committee of National Liberation under Chief Co ...

, a state police institution in Poland from 1944 to 1990

Language

Mo (kana) も, in hiragana, or モ in katakana, is one of the Japanese kana, each of which represents one Mora (linguistics), mora. Both are made in three strokes and both represent . モー is sometimes used as the onomatopoeia for cows. Stroke order ...

, Romanisation of the Japanese kana も and モ *

Mo language (disambiguation) Mo may be: *Deg language (Ghana) *Wakde language Wakde, also known as Mo, is an Austronesian language spoken on the coast and on Wakde Island of Papua province, Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in ...

Deg language Deg (also known as Aculo, Buru, Degha, Janela, Mmfo, or Mo) is a Gur ( Gurunsi) language of Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the ...

(Ghana) **

Wakde language Wakde, also known as Mo, is an Austronesian language spoken on the coast and on Wakde Island of Papua province, Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Oc ...

(New Guinea) *

Moldavian language Moldovan or Moldavian (Latin alphabet: , Moldovan Cyrillic alphabet: ) is one of the two local names for the Romanian language in Moldova. ''Moldovan'' was declared the official language of Moldova in Article 13 of the constitution adopted i ...

(deprecated ISO 639-1 language code "mo")

People

Mo (given name) Mo may be a nickname for Maureen, Maurice, Marek, Monica, Morris, Mohammed, Moses, Mortimer, or other given names. It is more rarely a given name in its own right. People with the name include: Arts and media * Mohammed Amer, Palestinian- ...

Emperor Mo (disambiguation) Emperor Mo (末帝; Mòdì; "The Last Emperor") is a posthumous name typically given to the last emperors of Chinese imperial dynasties, who were without other posthumous names. It may refer to: * Sun Hao (243–284, reigned 264–280), Emperor Mo ...

, the posthumous name of various Chinese emperors *

Mo (Chinese surname) Mo ( 莫) is the pinyin romanization of the surname pronounced in Standard Chinese as "Mò" and in Cantonese as "Mok6". The surname is often romanized as Mok where Cantonese speakers are prominent. According to a study of Mu Ying's Name record, ...

* Mo (Korean surname) * MØ, Danish singer songwriter Karen Marie Ørsted (born 1988) *

Mr. Mo (rapper) Jim Crow was a hip hop trio from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 1997 and composed of rappers Polow da Don, Cutty Cartel, and Mr. Mo. The group signed with Epic Records in 1999. Their debut studio album, ''Crow's Nest'' (1999), peaked at number 99 ...

, rapper, member of the group Jim Crow *

Mr. Mo (singer) Kaliber is a Danish rap-band from Copenhagen made up of rappers DB King and Livid rapper and vocalists Face It and Mr. Mo. They had a charting hit with "Det Dødt Nu" in 2013. They are well known for their song " Hardhitter" featuring Danish ...

, member of the Danish band Kaliber *

Mo Twister Mohan Gumatay (born October 19, 1977), known professionally as Mo Twister, is a Filipino American radio and television presenter. He is best known for his ''Good Times'' programs, which started as a radio show and later spun off to the televis ...

, Filipino radio DJ and TV host Mohan Gumatay (born 1977) *

Mo Hayder Beatrice Clare Dunkel (born Clare Damaris Bastin; pen names, Mo Hayder and Theo Clare; 2 January 1962 – 27 July 2021) was a British author. Earlier in her life she worked as an actress and model under the name Candy Davis and appeared as Miss B ...

, a pen name of British crime novelist Beatrice Clare Dunkel (1962–2021) *

Mo (wrestler) Robert Lawrence Horne (born April 13, 1967) is an American semi-retired Professional wrestling, professional wrestler who is most famous for his time in the World Wrestling Entertainment, World Wrestling Federation from 1993 to 1996 under the ri ...

, ring name of Robert Horne (born 1964), professional wrestler *

Mariano Rivera Mariano Rivera (born November 29, 1969) is a Panamanian Americans, Panamanian-American former professional baseball pitcher who played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, from 1995 to 2013. Nicknamed "Mo" and " ...

, Panamaian-American retired baseball player (born 1969), nicknamed "Mo"

Places

Norway

Mo i Rana (Norwegian language, Norwegian; ) or (and unofficially , ) is a List of towns and cities in Norway, city, and the administrative centre of Rana Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the Helgeland region of Nordland, just sou ...

, a town in Rana municipality, Nordland county * Mo, Agder, a village in Vegårshei municipality, Agder county *

Mo, Innlandet Mo is a village in the municipality of Nord-Odal in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located at the northern end of the lake Storsjøen. The village of Knapper lies about to the north of Mo and the village of Sand lies about to the west of Mo. ...

, a village in Nord-Odal municipality, Innlandet county * Mo, Møre og Romsdal, a village in Surnadal municipality, Møre og Romsdal county *

Mo, Telemark Mo is a former municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Tokke Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Vistad which is located just wes ...

, a former municipality in the old Telemark county * Mo, Vestland, a village in Modalen municipality, Vestland county * Mo Church (disambiguation), a list of several churches by this name in Norway

Elsewhere

County Mayo County Mayo (; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. In the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht, it is named after the village of Mayo, County Mayo, Mayo, now ge ...

, Ireland (vehicle plate code MO) *

Macau Macau or Macao is a special administrative regions of China, special administrative region of the People's Republic of China (PRC). With a population of about people and a land area of , it is the most List of countries and dependencies by p ...

(ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code MO) *

Missouri Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it border ...

, US state (postal abbreviation MO) *

Moscow Oblast Moscow Oblast (, , informally known as , ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). With a population of 8,524,665 (Russian Census (2021), 2021 Census) living in an area of , it is one of the most densely populate ...

, Russia *

Province of Modena The province of Modena () is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Modena. It has an area of and a total population of about 701,000 (2015). There are 48 ''comuni'' (: ''comune'') in th ...

, Italy (vehicle plate code MO)

Religion

* Mo (divination), a traditional Tibetan Buddhist technique of divination *

Mo (religion) Mo or Moism ( zh, c=魔教, p=Mó jiào) is the religion of the majority of Zhuang people, the largest ethnic minority of China. It has a large presence in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. While it has a supreme god, the creator Bu Luot ...

, an animist religion of the Zhuang people of China *

Modern Orthodox Judaism Modern Orthodox Judaism (also Modern Orthodox or Modern Orthodoxy) is a movement within Orthodox Judaism that attempts to Torah Umadda#Synthesis, synthesize Jewish principles of faith, Jewish values and the halakha, observance of Jewish law with t ...

, a movement that attempts to synthesize Orthodox Jewish values with the secular world

Science and technology

Computing

* .mo, country code top level domain of Macau *

Magneto-optical drive A magneto-optical drive is a kind of optical disc drive capable of writing and rewriting data upon a magneto-optical disc. 130 mm (5.25 in) and 90 mm (3.5 in) discs are the most common sizes. In 1983, just a year after t ...

(magneto-optical storage), a data storage medium *

Microsoft Office Microsoft Office, MS Office, or simply Office, is an office suite and family of client software, server software, and services developed by Microsoft. The first version of the Office suite, announced by Bill Gates on August 1, 1988, at CO ...

, an office software suite * Mode of operation, in encryption block ciphers *

Motivating operation Motivating operation (MO) is a behavioristic concept introduced by Jack Michael in 1982. It is used to explain variations in the effects in the consequences of behavior. Most importantly, an MO affects how strongly the individual is reinforced or ...

, a term describing the effectiveness of consequences in operant conditioning

Other uses in science and technology

* Mo (grist mill) (磨), ancient Chinese stone implements used to grind grain into flour * '' Magnus and Oberhettinger'' aka "''Formulas and Theorems for the Functions of Mathematical Physics''", a mathematics book on special functions *

Manual override A manual override (MO) or manual analog override (MAO) is a mechanism where control is taken from an automated system and given to the user. For example, a manual override in photography refers to the ability for the human photographer to turn off ...

, a mechanism wherein control is taken from an automated system and given to the user *

Metalorganics Metal-organic compounds (jargon: metalorganics, metallo-organics) are a class of chemical compounds that contain metals and organic ligands, but lacking direct metal-carbon bonds. Metal β-diketonates, metal alkoxides, metal dialkylamides, transi ...

, also known as organometallics, in chemistry and materials science *

Molecular orbital In chemistry, a molecular orbital is a mathematical function describing the location and wave-like behavior of an electron in a molecule. This function can be used to calculate chemical and physical properties such as the probability of finding ...

, a mathematical function describing the wave-like behavior of an electron in a molecule *

Molybdenum Molybdenum is a chemical element; it has Symbol (chemistry), symbol Mo (from Neo-Latin ''molybdaenum'') and atomic number 42. The name derived from Ancient Greek ', meaning lead, since its ores were confused with lead ores. Molybdenum minerals hav ...

, symbol Mo, a chemical element * Momentary open (MO), a group of electrical switches

Vehicles

* MO-class small guard ship, a class of small ships produced before and during World War II for the Soviet Navy * Morris Oxford MO, an automobile produced by Morris Motors of the United Kingdom from 1948 to 1954

Other uses

* Mo (Chinese zoology), a name that semantically changed from "giant panda", to "a mythical chimera", to "tapir" * ''

Modus operandi A (often shortened to M.O. or MO) is an individual's habits of working, particularly in the context of business or criminal investigations, but also generally. It is a Latin phrase, approximately translated as . Term The term is often used in ...

'' (abbreviation m.o.), Latin meaning "mode of operation"; distinctive behavior patterns of an entity *

Month A month is a unit of time, used with calendars, that is approximately as long as a natural phase cycle of the Moon; the words ''month'' and ''Moon'' are cognates. The traditional concept of months arose with the cycle of Moon phases; such lunar mo ...

(abbreviation mo.), a unit of time of approximately 30 days *

Operation Mo or the Port Moresby Operation was a Japanese plan to take control of the Australian Territory of New Guinea during World War II as well as other locations in the South Pacific. The goal was to isolate Australia and New Zealand from the Allie ...

, or the Port Moresby Operation, a Japanese plan to take the Australian Territory of New Guinea during World War II * Medical officer (disambiguation) * The Australian English diminutive word for

moustache A moustache (; mustache, ) is a growth of facial hair grown above the upper lip and under the human nose, nose. Moustaches have been worn in various styles throughout history. Etymology The word "moustache" is French language, French, and i ...