Mo

English diminutive of Maurice and Morris
"dark-skinned"

Mo Origin and Meaning

The name Mo is a boy's name meaning "dark-skinned".

An exceedingly friendly every-guy nickname that could rise alongside the likes of Ike, Sid, and Ned.

Famous People Named Mo

  • Mohamed Muktar Jama "Mo" Farah
    British distance runner
  • Maurice Alberto "Mo" Rocca
    American comedian and TV personality
  • Maurice Samuel "Mo" Vaughn
    American baseball player
  • Maurice John Giblin "Mo" Johnston
    Scottish footballer
  • Morris King "Mo" Udall
    U.S. Congressman from Arizona
  • Morris Jackson "Mo" Brooks
    U.S. Congressman from Alabama
  • Mohamed "Mo" Amin
    Kenyan photojournalist
  • Mo
    ring name of Robert Lawrence Horne, American pro wrestler
  • Mo Twister
    stage name of Mohan Gumatay, Filipino TV personality and DJ
  • Mo Willems
    American children's writer and illustrator
  • Wei Mo
    Chinese official during the Tang dynasty
  • Zhao Mo
    ruler of the kingdom of Nanyue, China
  • Zhongli Mo
    Chinese general during the Chu–Han Contention
  • Mo Vito Harder (b. 2013)
    son of swimmer Franziska van Almsick & Jurgen Harder

Mo in Pop Culture

  • Mortimer "Mo" Folchart
    from the Inkheart trilogy by Cornelia Funke
  • Elmo "Mo" Jones
    from TV series "Thief"