Browse Submitted Names

Adeyemo m & f Yoruba
Means "the crown suits the child" in Yoruba, from adé "crown, royalty" combined with yẹ "suitable, worthy" and ọmọ "child".

Ainamo f Finnish
Diminutive of Aino.

Akomo f Luo
"someone delivered during planting or prosperous times of the year"

Alazimo f & m Ijaw
Means "born into royalty" in Ijaw.

Angmo f Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Wangmo.

Asimo f Greek (Rare)
Diminutive of Asimina.

Ayanmo m & f Yoruba
Means "fate" in Yoruba.

Bomo f & m Ijaw
Means "praise" in Ijaw.

Brimo f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
The epithet of several Ancient Greek goddesses, most notably Hecate and Demeter, meaning "angry, furious, avenging".

Brugmo f Tibetan
From the Tibetan འབྲུག ('brug) meaning "dragon, thunder" and མོ (mo) meaning "female, woman".

Buboupakumo f Ijaw
Means "don't grow alone" in Ijaw.

Chenmo f Tibetan
Means "big" in Tibetan.

Dammö f Swedish (Archaic)
Variant of Dagmar traditionally found in Småland.

Degmo f Somali
Means "district" in Somali.

Ebrakumo f Ijaw
Means "don't forget me" in Ijaw.

Edubamo f Ijaw
Means "honour me" in Ijaw.

Emő f Hungarian
Diminutive of Emőke.

Enemo f & m Ijaw
Means "endurance" in Ijaw.

Esikumo f & m Ijaw
Means "don't be afraid" in Ijaw.

Faadumo f Somali
Somali form of Fatima.

Fahmo f Somali
Means "understanding" in Somali directly from the Arabic root f-h-m (see Fahim).

Gavharmomo f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek gavhar meaning "jewel, gem" or "pearl" and momo meaning "mother".

Guanmo f Chinese
From the Chinese 鹳 (guàn) meaning "crane, stork" and 默 (mò) meaning "silent, quiet, still, dark".

Gulmomo f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek gul meaning "rose, flower" and momo meaning "mother".

Gulsamo f Uzbek
Derived from gul meaning "flower, rose" and samo meaning "sky, heavens".

Gulsimo f Uzbek
Derived from gul meaning "flower, rose" and simo meaning "appearance, image".

Halimo f Somali
Somali form of Halima.

Hanagumo f Japanese
Cloud of flowers, likely a reference to trees full of low-hanging cherry blossoms.

Hanmo f Chinese
From the Chinese 寒 (hán) meaning "cold, wintry" and 默 (mò) meaning "silent, quiet, still, dark".

Hatsumomo f Literature, Popular Culture
From Japanese 初 (hatsu) meaning "first, new" combined with 桃 (momo) meaning "peach," as borne by the fictional character Hatsumomo in the 1997 book 'Memoirs of a Geisha' by Arthur Golden and its 2005 movie adaptation.

Humo f Uzbek
Uzbek feminine name derived from the name of a mythical bird who bestows good fortune to the person on whose head it alights.

Idiebimo f & m Ijaw
Means "take care of me" in Ijaw.

Ikuromo f & m Ijaw
Means "encourage me" in Ijaw.

Ilmo m & f Finnish
Either derived from Ilmari or a Karelian word ilminen, meaning "human".... [more]

Imo f American
Possibly a diminutive of Imogene.

Ingemo f Swedish
Modern form of Ingemodh, traditionally found in Småland.

Iyiomo m & f Yoruba
ondo region of western nigeris

Izumo m & f Japanese (Rare)
From 出雲 (Izumo), the name of an old province, a city and a grand shrine (taisha).... [more]

Jiamo f Chinese
From the Chinese 佳 (jiā) meaning "beautiful, fine, good, auspicious" and 墨 (mò) meaning "ink" or 默 (mò) meaning "silent, quiet, still, dark".

Jimo f & m Yoruba
Means "awake child" in Yoruba, derived from jí meaning "wake up; arise" and ọmọ meaning "child". It is also used as diminutive of longer names such as Ajírọ́mọgbé.

Khumo m & f Tswana
Means "wealth" in Tswana.

Kikelomo f Yoruba
Means "child whom everyone loves pampering" in Yoruba.

Kokomo f Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 心 (koko) meaning "mind, heart, spirit, soul; thoughts, ideas" or 心 (ko) and 々 a Kanji used when the previous kanji is repeated, combined with 桃 (mo) meaning "peach" or 椛 (mo) meaning "birch" or 萌 (mo) meaning "bud, sprout"... [more]

Kokumo m & f Yoruba
Means "he will not die anymore" in Yoruba, typically given to an Abiku child. Abiku are spirits that are believed to enter a pregnant woman and move in a constant cycle of birth, death, and rebirth... [more]

Komomo f Japanese
From Japanese 子 (ko) meaning "child", 小 (ko) meaning "little, small", 紅 (ko) meaning "crimson", 光 (ko) meaning "radiance, light", 瑚 (ko) meaning "coral" or 心 (ko) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with 桃 (momo) meaning "peach"... [more]

Kusumo m & f Javanese
Javanese form of Kusuma.

Kuutamo m & f Finnish (Rare)
Meaning "moonlight" in Finnish.

Kymo f Greek Mythology
A Nereid named the "wave" or the "end of waves" wh,o with her sisters Amphitrite and Kymodoke, had the power to still the winds and calm the sea. (Hesiod, Apollodorus)

Lamo f Georgian (Rare)
Short form of Lamara and Lamzira.

Lamo f Tibetan, Ladakhi
Alternate transcription of Tibetan ལྷ་མོ (see Lhamo).

Lingmo f Chinese
From the Chinese 铃 (líng) meaning "bell" or 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul" and 墨 (mò) meaning "ink" or 默 (mò) meaning "silent, quiet, still, dark".

Luchumo m & f Xhosa
Possibly means "expanding, flourishing" or "prosperity" in Xhosa.

Lunlumo f Esperanto
Means "moonlight" in Esperanto.

Lushomo f & m Southern African
"Grace or mercy" (chisomo)

Maimo f Estonian
Variant of Maimu.

Mamo f Hawaiian
From the name of two species of black-and-yellow birds (both extinct) native to the Hawaiian Islands. A notable bearer was Hawaiian-born actress Mamo Clark (1914-1986).

Mankamo f Indigenous American, Waorani
Possibly means "blackbird" in the Waorani language.

Marimo f Japanese
From the Japanese word 毬藻 (marimo), the name of a type of algae that grows into a large green ball. It is spelled with 毬 (mari) meaning “ball, sphere” and 藻 (mo) meaning “algae, seaweed”... [more]

Mimmo f Finnish
Diminutive of Vilhelmina.

Mimo f Georgian (Rare)
Short form of Mimoza.

Mimo f Korean
Mimo is a korean names mostly used by girls. It means “beauty”.

Mimomo f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 桃 (momo) meaning "peach". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Minamo f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name means "water's surface," made up of 水 (sui, mizu, mizu-, mi) meaning "water" and 面 (ben, men, omo, omote, tsura, mo) meaning "face, surface." The word originally came about from a combination of 水 (mi), な (na), the Old Japanese equivalent of の (no) meaning "of" and 面 (mo) with the meaning of "surface."... [more]

Mingmo f Chinese
From the Chinese 茗 (míng) meaning "tea" and 墨 (mò) meaning "ink".

Mizumo f Japanese (Rare)
From 水 (mizu) meaning "water" or 瑞 (mizu) meaning "auspicious, omen", and 雲 (mo) meaning "cloud".

Mơ f Vietnamese
Means "apricot-tree" or "to dream" in Vietnamese.

Momo f Japanese
From Japanese 桃 (momo) meaning "peach" or 百 (momo) meaning "hundred". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Momo f Literature
The title heroine of the novel 'Momo', also known as 'The Grey Gentlemen' or 'The Men in Grey' by Michael Ende.

Nemo f Wao
Waodoni (Huaoroni) for "Star."

Nhamo f & m African
Means "Disaster" in Shona. It is the title character in A Girl Named Disaster by Nancy Farmer.

Nhamo m & f Shona
It means "suffering; woes; disaster".

Nimo f Somali
Somali version of the Arabic names Nima 1 and Nimat meaning "blessing."

Nomo f Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "area, field" combined with 萌 (mo) meaning "sprout, bud". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nomzamo f African, Zulu
Means "struggle" in Zulu.

Numo f Chinese
From the Chinese 女 (nǚ) meaning "woman, girl" and 茉 (mò) meaning "white jasmine".

Nursiymo f Uzbek
Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and siymo meaning "appearance".

Ogezimo m & f Ijaw
Means "born during a festival" in Ijaw.

Otomo m & f Japanese
This Name Comes From The Script "お供" Which means, "Accompanying" in Japanese.

Oxomo f & m Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Variant of Oxomoco.

Oysiymo f Uzbek
Derived from oy meaning "moon" and siymo meaning "appearance".

Palimo f Ancient (Rare)

Palmo f Tibetan, Ladakhi
From Tibetan དཔལ་མོ (dpal-mo) meaning "glorious woman", derived from དཔལ (dpal) meaning "glory, splendour" and the feminine particle མོ (mo). This is the Tibetan name for the Hindu goddess Lakshmi.

Perezimo f & m Ijaw
Means "born into wealth" in Ijaw.

Phatsimo f Tswana
Means "light" in Setswana.

Qianmo f Chinese
From the Chinese 千 (qiān) meaning "thousand, many, very" and 茉 (mò) meaning "white jasmine".

Qiumo f Chinese
From the Chinese 秋 (qiū) meaning "autumn" and 默 (mò) meaning "silent, quiet, still, dark".

Rajabmo f Tajik
Tajik feminine form of Rajab.

Raxmo f Somali
Means "kindness" in Somali.

Remo f Soviet, Russian
Acronym of the Russian words революция (revolyutsiya) meaning "revolution", электрификация (elektrifikatsiya) meaning "electrification" and мобилизация (mobilizatsiya) meaning "mobilization" or мировой Октябрь (mirovoy Oktyabr) meaning "world's October"... [more]

Rigmo f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Rigmor.

Saimo f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 赛 (sài) meaning "compete, contend" and 墨 (mò) meaning "ink".

Sangmo f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan བཟང་མོ (see Zangmo).

Sangyemo f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Combination of Sangye and Tibetan མོ (mo) meaning "female, woman".

Seiakumokumo f Ijaw
Means "do not take me in a bad way" in Ijaw.

Selemo f Tswana
Means "summer" in Setswana.

Shimo f Japanese
This name can be used as 霜 (sou, shimo) meaning "frost."... [more]

Shymo f Yi
Means "gold sand" in Yi.

Simo f Kaguru
Means "story, legend" in Chikaguru.

Sonomo f & m Ijaw
Means "seven" in Ijaw. It is typically given to a seventh child, or a child born prematurely in the seventh month.

Sumomo f Japanese (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
This name is used as 李 (ri, sumomo), referring to the type of plum known as Prunus salicina. The name/word is derived from a combination of 酸 (su) meaning "sour, acid, tart," from the plum's taste, and 桃 (momo) meaning "peach," from its similarity to the peach.... [more]

Taengmo f Lao, Thai (Rare)
Means "watermelon" in Lao and Thai.

Tamo f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.

Tatamo f Malagasy
Means "waterlily" in Malagasy.

Tiekuromo f & m Ijaw
Means "let's stand firmly" in Ijaw.

Tomo m & f Japanese
From 伴 (tomo) meaning "companion" or 燈 (tomo) meaning "lamp, light". Other kanji or kanji combinations are possible.

Tsemo m & f Tibetan
Means "peak" in Tibetan.

Tshiamo f & m Tswana
Means "goodness" in Tswana.

Tshomo f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan མཚོ་མོ (see Tsomo).

Tsomo f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan མཚོ་མོ (mtsho-mo) meaning "lake, ocean".

Tusmo f Somali
Means "in tandem" in Somali.

Vallmo f & m Swedish (Rare)
Means "poppy" in Swedish, thus making it a Swedish cognate of Poppy.

Valsamo f Greek (Rare)
Perhaps derived from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον (balsamon) meaning "balsam tree" (of Semitic origin).

Vanimonimo m & f Samoan
Means "expanse of sky, firmament" in Samoan.

Villemo f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Literature
This name was first used by the Swedish writer August Strindberg (1849-1912) for one of his poems. He may have based it on the names Vellamo or Wilhelma, or perhaps he combined the Old Norse name element vil, vili "will, desire" with Scandinavian mor "mother" (compare Lillemor, Moa).

Wangmo f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan དབང་མོ (dbang-mo) meaning "queen, lady".

Wellamo f Finnish Mythology
Variant of Vellamo.

Xaliimo f Somali
Somali form of Halima.

Xianmo f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 羡 (xiàn) meaning "admire, praise, envy" and 墨 (mò) meaning "ink".

Xiaomo f Chinese
From the Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak" or 笑 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh" and 默 (mò) meaning "silent, quiet" or 茉 (mò) meaning "white jasmine".

Xinmo f Chinese
From the Chinese 馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic, distant fragrance" and 墨 (mò) meaning "ink".

Yakumo m & f Japanese
This name combines 八 (hachi, ya, ya'.tsu, ya.tsu, you) meaning "eight", 弥 (bi, mi, amaneshi, iya, iyoiyo, tooi, hisashi, hisa.shii, ya, wata.ru) meaning "all the more, increasingly", 矢 (shi, ya) meaning "arrow, dart" or 耶 (ja, ya, ka) meaning "question mark" with 雲 (un, kumo, -gumo) meaning "cloud."... [more]

Yangchenmo f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Combination of Yangchen and Tibetan མོ (mo) meaning "female, woman".

Yanmo f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 滟 (yàn) meaning "overflowing, billowing" or 彦 (yàn) meaning "elegant" and 墨 (mò) meaning "ink" or 茉 (mò) meaning "white jasmine".

Yingmo f Chinese
From the Chinese 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, bright, lustrous" and 墨 (mò) meaning "ink".

Zangmo f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan བཟང་མོ (bzang-mo) meaning "kind, noble, good", used as the Tibetan form of Bhadra.

Zhimo f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 祉 (zhǐ) meaning "happiness, blessings, good luck" and 默 (mò) meaning "silent, quiet, still, dark".