Momo

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Momo is the Japanese word for peach and a female personal name. It may also refer to:

[edit] Places

• Momo, Gabon
• Momo, Italy, a city in the province of Novara, in northern Italy

[edit] People

• Momo, aka Mohamed Sissoko, a Mali International and Juventus F.C. footballer
• Momo, aka Jerónimo Figueroa Cabrera, a Spanish footballer
• Momo (Tonga), the 10th ruler of the Tuʻi Tonga dynasty and the first to expand his realm beyond the Tonga archipelago
• MOMO, a J-pop singer who is a former member of I've Sound and a member of POR.

[edit] Literature

• Momo (novel), a book by Michael Ende
• Momotarō (Peach Boy), a story in Japanese folklore
• MOMO, the character/narrator of the novel La Vie devant soi, written by Romain Gary under the pseudonym of Émile Ajar. It is also the title of the book in the English translation.

[edit] Media

• Momo (film), a film based on Ende's novel
• Rei Momo, an album by David Byrne
• Wonder Momo, a 1987 arcade game, the last 8-bit game released by Namco
• Momo (song), a song by Mindi Abair, album It Just Happens That Way. Jazz instrumental.
• Momo Kids (親子台), a Taiwanese television company featuring children's programming

[edit] Fictional characters

• MOMO, a synthetic character in the video game Xenosaga.
• Momo Sohma, a character in Fruits Basket.
• Momo Hinamori, a character in the manga Bleach.
• Momo Karuizawa, a character from the video game Project Justice by Capcom
• Momo (Breath of Fire character), from the Breath of Fire series of games by Capcom
• Momo, Aang's pet lemur on the animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender.
• Momo, Fuu's pet Japanese dwarf flying squirrel in the anime series Samurai Champloo
• Momo, a main character in the manga and Japanese drama Kimi wa Petto (Tramps Like Us).
• Momo, a character in the 2002 adventure game Syberia
• Momo Adachi, a character in Peach Girl
• Minky Momo, a character from Magical Princess Minky Momo; there are 2 versions: Sora Momo (Sky Momo, from the 1982 version), and Umi Momo (Sea Momo, from the 1991 version)
• MOMO, one of the two main characters in the film Madame Rosa, directed by Moshé Mizrahi
• Momo, nickname of a girl named Pempa, who searches for her stolen Lhasa Apso in Daughter of the Mountains by Louise Rankin
• Momo, nickname for Takeshi Momoshiro from Prince of Tennis. Although characters call him names like "Momo" and "Momo-chan senpai", he prefers others to call him "Momo-chan".
• Momo, nickname for Momoha Odori from Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight!

[edit] Other

• Momo (food), a Tibetan dumpling popular in South Asia
• MOMO (company), a car accessories company
• MOMO syndrome, a rare genetic disorder
• Rei Momo (Carnival character), the "king" of Brazilian Carnival and other carnivals
• Momo (cryptid), a cryptid mentioned in The Ten Creepiest Creatures In America by Allan Zullo.

• Momo the Monster, a Missouri legend.
• MoMo was the original nickname of the Joffrey Tower, which was initially named the Modern Momentum Building.
• Momo, a person who trades stocks based on momentum, also known as Swing trading