Momo
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Momo may refer to:
General
- Monochorionic-monoamniotic presentation of identical twins
- Peach, a tree fruit (from "momo", romanization of the Japanese 桃, for peach)
- Momo (dumpling), a dumpling popular in Tibet, Nepal and India.
- Momo (company), manufacturer of automotive and racing gear
- MOMO syndrome, a rare genetic disorder
- Siemens Modular Metro, a brand of electric train vehicle system
- Momo Car-Sharing, short for the EU project "more options for energy efficient mobility through Car-Sharing"
- Joffrey Tower, originally named "Modern Momentum Building"
- MoMo, a derogatory term used in reference to practitioners of Momentum investing
- MoMo, an abbreviation for Molly Mormon, a stereotype
Places
- Momo, Gabon, a town in the Woleu-Ntem province of Gabon
- Momo, Piedmont, a city in the province of Novara, in northern Italy
- Momo (department), a division of the Northwest province in Cameroon
People
- Momo Adamo (1895–1956), Italian-American mobster
- Sam Giancana (1908–1975), American mobster nicknamed "Momo"
- Mohamed Sissoko (born 1985), Mali International and Juventus F.C. football player
- Jerónimo Figueroa Cabrera (born 1982), Spanish footballer
- Momoe Nakanishi (born 1980), Japanese professional wrestler
- Momo (Tonga), the 10th ruler of the Tuʻi Tonga dynasty (south Pacific islands)
- MOMO (artist), American street artist
- Swing trader, from "momo" for a person who trades stocks based on momentum
- Momo Hirai (born 1996), Japanese singer and performer
Music
- Momo (singer) (born 1974), J-pop singer who is a former member of "I've Sound" and a member of Por
- Rei Momo, a 1989 album by David Byrne
- Mohammed Fairouz (born 1985), American composer
- "Momo", a Jazz instrumental song by Mindi Abair, from the album It Just Happens That Way
- Momoko Tsugunaga (born 1992), j-pop singer and idol, member of group Berryz Koubou
Western culture
- Momo (novel) (alternatively The Grey Gentlemen), a 1973 novel by Michael Ende
- Momo (film), a 1986 film based on Ende's novel
- it (Momo alla conquista del tempo), an animated Italian film by Enzo D'Alò based on Ende's novel
- Momo the Monster, a legend originating in Missouri, in the United States
- Momus or Momos, a Greek god
Characters
- King Momo (Carnival character), portrayed in numerous Latin American festivities
- Momo (Avatar: The Last Airbender), Aang's pet winged lemur on the animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender
- 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 (novel), eponymous heroine of the fantasy novel by Michael Ende, published 1973
Anime, manga, animation, and Japanese folklore
- Momotarō (Peach Boy), a popular hero from Japanese folklore
- Momo Sohma, a character from the manga and anime Fruits Basket
- Momo Hinamori, a character in the manga Bleach
- Magical Princess Minky Momo, the title of two different magical-girl anime
- Momo Adachi, a main character in the manga series Peach Girl (ピーチガール)
- Takeshi Gouda, nicknamed "Momo", a main character in the manga Tramps Like Us (きみはペット)
- MOMO, a main character from the film Madame Rosa, directed by Moshé Mizrahi
- Takeshi Momoshiro, from Prince of Tennis
- Momoha Odori, from Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight!
- Momo, Fuu's pet Japanese dwarf flying squirrel, in the anime series Samurai Champloo
- Momo, Mr. Kim's pet flying squirrel, in the Japanese film Executive Koala
- Momo Belia Deviluke, Lala's younger sister, in the manga and anime series To Love-Ru
- Momo Kisaragi, a character from the Vocaloid song series Kagerou Project
Ships
- Template:Sclass-, a class of destroyer built for the Imperial Japanese Navy
- Japanese destroyer Momo, the name of more than one Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer
- USS Momo (SP-49), a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1919
Video games
- Wonder Momo, a Japan-only 1987 arcade game, the last eight-bit game released by Namco
- MOMO (Xenosaga), a synthetic character in the video game Xenosaga
- Momo Karuizawa, a character from the video game Project Justice, by Capcom
- Momo (Breath of Fire character), from the video game series Breath of Fire, by Capcom
- Momo, a character in the 2002 adventure game Syberia
- Momo-Hime, a character from the video game Muramasa: The Demon Blade by Ignition Entertainment
Software
- Momo (software), a Chinese location-based services instant messaging application
- MoMo, abbreviation of Mozilla Messaging