English word origin

Etymology of Momo

Borrowed from Japanese もも (Momo).

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

name

A female given name from Japanese.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Japanese もも (Momo).

Relationships mentioned by the source

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Borrowed-form mentionももja

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

name

A diminutive of the male given name Mohammed. · Nickname for Muhammad (571 CE – 632 CE), Arabian political leader and the founder of Islam.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Reduplication of Mo, a diminutive of Mohammed.

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Machine-source provenance

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