Mungo

MUHN-go

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. It was used by writer Douglas Stuart as the titular character for his novel Young Mungo.

Mungo Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 953 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Mungo

• 953 Nameberry 2025

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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

The name 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"

International Variations of the name Mungo

• Munga Gaelic