At a Glance
- Meaning
- Priestess
- Origin
- Haitian Creole
- Gender
- Unisex
- Pronunciation
- MAHM-boh
Mambo is a Haitian Creole unisex name meaning “priestess”. It appears in our list of Spellbound Baby Names for Witchy Parents.
Meaning & Origin of Mambo
Meaning: Priestess.
Origin: Haitian Creole.
A common claim: From Baba Yaga Actually: Mambo is a religious title in Haitian Vodou and a musical genre; it has no connection to Slavic folklore or Baba Yaga.
Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.
How to Pronounce Mambo
MAHM-bohIPA /ˈmɑːmboʊ/
Popularity of Mambo
Mambo doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
Lists That Include Mambo
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