Mungo: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Mungo – Meaning: my dear one – Origin: Brythonic (Cumbric) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: MUNG-goh


Mungo is a Brythonic (Cumbric) boy's name meaning “my dear one”. It appears in our list of 150+ Scottish Baby Boy Names With Rugged Celtic Character.

Meaning & Origin of Mungo

Meaning: My dear one.

Origin: Brythonic (Cumbric).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Mungo

Phonetic: MUNG-goh   IPA: /ˈmʌŋɡoʊ/

Popularity of Mungo

Mungo 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.

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