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The baby name Mamo is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /ˈmɑːmoʊ/ (respelling: MAH-moh).

Mamo is Amharic, Hawaiian, Japanese in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Amharic, Hawaiian, Japanese
Pronunciation: IPA: /ˈmɑːmoʊ/ (respelling: MAH-moh)

What is the meaning of the name Mamo ?

The baby name Mamo is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /ˈmɑːmoʊ/ (respelling: MAH-moh).

Mamo is Amharic, Hawaiian, Japanese in Origin.

A compact, cross-cultural name, Mamo appears in several traditions. In Hawaiian, Māmō means “descendant, posterity” and also names the now-extinct mamo honeycreeper whose yellow feathers signified chiefly status, giving the name a heritage-rich aura. In Ethiopia, Mamo is a well-established masculine given name - famously borne by Olympic champion Mamo Wolde - and is also seen as Mammo; it is sometimes connected to Mammos, the Ethiopian form of the Greek saint’s name Mamas.

In Japanese, Mamo functions as a familiar short form of Mamoru (“to protect, guard”), so it carries a protective sense though rarely used as an official given name. Variants and related forms include Māmō (Hawaiian), Mammo (Amharic), Mammos/Mamas, and Mamoru. Overall meanings cluster around lineage and protection, with usage skewing male in Ethiopia and Japan but unisex in Hawaiian contexts.

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Mamo – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
ET 0 #6 1 246
HT 0 #12 1 399
ET Boys 0 #25 3 678
AF 0 #76 1 1,883
AF Girls 0 #93 2 2,402
SD 0 #98 5 2,130
GE Boys 0 #108 3 2,055
IQ 0 #129 5 3,533
BN Boys 0 #139 1 6,332
JO 0 #140 1 2,158
BW Girls 0 #149 3 4,216
BW Boys 0 #153 2 4,685
RS Boys 0 #154 1 2,277
SD Girls 0 #168 215 7,678
MT Boys 0 #178 2 4,064
AE 0 #186 2 10,220
DK 0 #206 1 5,198
PS 0 #226 1 5,692
BG Girls 0 #231 1 3,559
GR Girls 0 #249 1 6,293
JP Girls 0 #251 1 6,592
TW Boys 0 #256 1 7,111
HR Boys 0 #259 1 3,997
MO Girls 0 #263 1 7,056
GR Boys 0 #270 4 6,912
AF Boys 0 #274 1 3,535
JM Girls 0 #278 1 7,507
IL 0 #282 1 6,291
JP Boys 0 #298 6 7,909
AL Boys 0 #299 5 5,122
CZ Boys 0 #305 1 6,530
SA 0 #310 3 10,560
DK Boys 0 #316 10 7,401
SD Boys 0 #323 124 10,523
DK Girls 0 #329 1 7,429
KZ Girls 0 #332 1 5,862
JO Girls 0 #335 5 7,570
PL Boys 0 #339 2 6,459
QA Girls 0 #339 5 15,378
HK 0 #357 1 8,483
CN Girls 0 #359 1 8,829
YE 0 #362 20 8,639
MU Boys 0 #369 1 8,477
IQ Boys 0 #379 327 13,071
JO Boys 0 #381 9 7,057
PT Boys 0 #381 1 7,951
OM Girls 0 #383 14 15,987
EG 0 #388 13 6,387
BD Girls 0 #402 5 8,413
PH Boys 0 #408 1 11,440
IQ Girls 0 #418 87 11,303
PH Girls 0 #428 2 13,098
Austria Boys 0 #433 10 2,180
LY 0 #468 68 12,703
ZA 0 #468 7 14,421
AR Boys 0 #483 1 7,628
KW Girls 0 #501 15 19,177
CR Boys 0 #508 3 10,188
RU Boys 0 #519 8 12,621
RU Girls 0 #522 2 11,913
PS Boys 0 #531 18 10,655
BH 0 #534 20 17,937
UY Girls 0 #536 1 6,731
AE Girls 0 #537 17 20,968
IR Boys 0 #539 14 10,162
GT Girls 0 #541 1 7,500
PS Girls 0 #541 7 10,981
IR Girls 0 #543 3 8,334
HK Boys 0 #557 1 12,905
CM Girls 0 #559 2 11,671
EG Boys 0 #565 349 15,035
CM Boys 0 #574 2 12,054
IL Boys 0 #592 16 10,983
BD Boys 0 #598 8 10,045
DZ 0 #602 734 20,130
SY 0 #614 115 11,684
LB 0 #626 33 13,263
SG Girls 0 #632 1 18,916
IL Girls 0 #644 2 11,648
HK Girls 0 #650 1 16,104
BO Girls 0 #651 1 9,488
IN Girls 0 #653 2 13,121
IT 0 #695 20 4,183
CL Boys 0 #697 4 13,390
QA Boys 0 #698 10 18,093
EG Girls 0 #731 232 14,742
SG Boys 0 #737 3 17,960
KW Boys 0 #745 25 18,755
TN 0 #770 60 13,765
BR Boys 0 #783 3 12,213
SA Girls 0 #813 123 25,931
NG Girls 0 #822 5 15,093
OM Boys 0 #836 46 17,948
TR 0 #844 406 19,440
MA 0 #882 248 20,986
Spain Boys 0 #911 20 5,610
CL Girls 0 #913 3 14,098
Germany Boys 0 #917 36 5,697
PE Boys 0 #926 1 14,506
NL Boys 0 #937 15 5,873
CO Boys 0 #979 3 15,656
ZA Girls 0 #983 159 25,928
NG Boys 0 #999 3 16,906
MX Boys 0 #1,033 1 16,355
IN Boys 0 #1,038 2 16,750
AE Boys 0 #1,051 42 22,615
MY Girls 0 #1,066 7 24,821
MY Boys 0 #1,094 18 25,439
ZA Boys 0 #1,110 69 25,619
CO Girls 0 #1,149 4 16,140
IT Boys 0 #1,259 213 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,383 232 28,008
IT Girls 0 #1,435 12 9,415

Mamo is popular in 69 countries — most recent births per country:

AE
AF
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People also ask about Mamo

Mamo is predominantly a boy's name.
Mamo is a 2 syllable name, pronounced IPA: /ˈmɑːmoʊ/ (respelling: MAH-moh).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Mammo (alternate spelling) and Mamoru (related Japanese form).
Mamo is a name of Amharic origin, traditionally used in Ethiopia. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within Ethiopia and its diaspora communities.