Momo

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Momo may refer to:

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 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
• Momo (Tonga), the 10th ruler of the Tuʻi Tonga dynasty (south Pacific islands)
• MOMO (artist), American street artist
• Momo Hirai, (born 1996), Japanese singer, member of South Korean group Twice

Ships

• Momo-class destroyer, 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

Music

• Momo (singer) (born 1974), J-pop singer who is a former member of "I've Sound" and a member of Por
• Mohammed Fairouz (born 1985), American composer
• Momoko Tsugunaga (born 1992), j-pop singer and idol, member of group Berryz Koubou
• "Momo", a jazz instrumental by Mindi Abair, from the album It Just Happens That Way

Novels and adaptations thereof

• Momo (novel) (alternatively The Grey Gentlemen), a 1973 novel by Michael Ende
  • Momo (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

Fictional characters

• Momo Kisaragi, a character of mixed media series Kagerou Project
• 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 the Monster, a legend originating in Missouri, in the United States
• Momo Sohma, from the manga and anime Fruits Basket
• Momo Hinamori, in the manga Bleach
• the heroines of Magical Princess Minky Momo, 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
• 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, 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, from the Vocaloid song series Kagerou Project
• Momo, the female protagonist of Wonder Momo, a Japan-only 1987 arcade game
• MOMO (Xenosaga), in the video game Xenosaga
• Momo Karuizawa, in the video game Project Justice, by Capcom
• Momo (Breath of Fire character), from the video game series Breath of Fire, by Capcom
• Momo, from the 2002 adventure game Syberia
• Momo, from the 2016 browser game Magic Cat Academy
• Momo Kuzuryū, from Valkyrie Drive- Bhikkhuni

Software

• Momo (software), a Chinese location-based services instant messaging application
• MoMo, abbreviation of Mozilla Messaging

Transportation

• 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"
• Momo (company), manufacturer of automotive and racing gear

Other uses

• Monochorionic-monoamniotic presentation of identical twins
• MOMO syndrome, a rare genetic disorder
• Momo (dumpling), popular in Tibet, Nepal and India
• Joffrey Tower, originally named "Modern Momentum Building"
• MoMo, a derogatory term used in reference to practitioners of Momentum investing
• Swing trader, from "momo" for a person who trades stocks based on momentum
• MoMo, an abbreviation for Molly Mormon, a stereotype

See also

• Momos (disambiguation)
• Momus or Momos, a Greek god