Mo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mo"

Translingual

Symbol

Mo

1. (chemistry) Chemical symbol for molybdenum.

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈməʊ/

  • Audio (Southern England):

    (file)

• Rhymes: -əʊ
• Homophones: mo, mo', Moe, mow

Etymology 1

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Mo (given name)

Wikipedia

Proper noun

Mo

1. A diminutive of the male given names Mohammed, Moses, Maurice, Morris, Moritz, or Mortimer.
2. A diminutive of the female given names Marjorie, Maureen, Moira, or Monica.

Etymology 2

Transliteration of Chinese 莫 (mò).

Proper noun

Mo

1. A surname from Chinese.

Etymology 3

Proper noun

Mo

1. (slang) Clipping of Moët.
   • 2003, “Let Me Watch”, in Vaudeville Villain, performed by Viktor Vaughn ft. Apani B. Fly:

     Watch when I see you, I miss you a lot, yo / How about a nightcap, maybe a bottle of Mo'?

Anagrams

• O&M, O.M., OM, om

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• Må (East Central Bavarian)

Etymology

From Old High German man, from Proto-West Germanic *mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European *mon-. Doublet of ma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moː/

Noun

Mo m (plural Månner) (West Central Bavarian)

1. man, male human being
2. husband

French

Etymology

Abbreviation of mégaoctet (“megabyte”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ.mo/ ~ /e.mo/, /me.ɡa.ɔk.tɛ/

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

  (file)

Symbol

Mo

1. MB (megabyte)

Anagrams

• OM

German

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

Noun

Mo

1. alternative form of Mo.: abbreviation of Montag (“Monday”)

Italian

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:

Mo

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Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Mo m or f by sense

1. a surname

Further reading

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2025

Limburgish

Etymology

From Middle Limburgish mou, from Proto-West Germanic *mauwu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔ/
• Rhymes: -ɔ

Noun

Mo m (plural Mowwe, diminutive Mööke) (Eupen)

1. (clothing) sleeve

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German mago, from Proto-Germanic *magô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moː/
  • Rhymes: -oː

Noun

Mo m (plural Mee)

1. stomach

Tagalog

Pronoun

Mo (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓ)

1. Honorific alternative letter-case form of mo, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.