Mungo

Scottish nickname
"my pet"

Mungo Origin and Meaning

The name Mungo is a boy's name of Scottish origin meaning "my pet".

Mungo is one of the most classic Scottish names but perhaps also among the most difficult names to carry. There is a St. Mungo whose proper name was Kentigern; he is the patron saint of Glasgow.

# 1139 on Nameberry

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Mungo Popularity

Famous People Named Mungo

  • Saint Mungo
    6th,century founder and patron saint of Glasgow, Scotland
  • Mungo Park Sr. and Jr.
    Scottish golfers
  • Mungo Park
    Scottish African explorer
  • Mungo William MacCallum
    Australian educator and critic
  • Mungo Wentworth MacCallum
    Australian political journalist and commentator
  • Ross "Mungo" McKay
    Australian actor
  • (Robert Adam) Mungo Simpson Melvin
    British Army officer
  • Mungo David Malcolm Murray
    7th Earl of Mansfield and Mansfield
  • Mungo Martin
    Canadian Kwakwaka'wakw artist, singer and songwriter
  • Mungo Ponton
    Scottish inventor
  • Hugh Mungo Grant
    British actor

Mungo in Pop Culture

  • Sir Mungo Malagrowther of Girnigo Castle
    character in The Fortunes of Nigel (1822) by Walter Scott
  • St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries
    from the Harry Potter series
  • Mungojerrie
    cat in T. S. Eliot's "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" and musical "Cats," partner of Rumpelteazer
  • Mungo Jerry
    British band with the 1970 hit "In the Summertime"