Mungo

Mungo is a boy name of Scottish origin, meaning Dear friend.

What Mungo means

Dear friend.

Mungo sits at 5 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.

Where Mungo comes from

Scottish names draw on both Gaelic and Scots, and many began as clan or place names before becoming personal ones.

Mungo is recorded as Scottish in origin. Browse other Scottish names.

How popular is Mungo?

Mungo is not in the current top 100 boy names we track. In practice that means a child called Mungo is unlikely to be one of three in a classroom — the name is established and recognisable, just not in heavy circulation right now.

The character of Mungo

Mungo sits in our Love group. Following that theme is usually the fastest way to find the handful of other names that feel the way this one does.

Themes: Love

Names like Mungo

These share Mungo's themes, origin, or both — closest first.

• David — Beloved.
• Madhav — Sweet like honey; Krishna.
• Milan — Gracious, dear and loving.
• Amadeus — Lover of God.
• Eros — Love; desire.
• Femi — God loves me.
• Habib — Beloved.
• Khalil — Friend; companion.
• Koda — Friend; little bear.
• Mia — Mine; beloved; star of the sea.
• Mila — Gracious, dear.
• Obi — Heart.

More Scottish names

• Monroe — From the mouth of the river.
• Paisley — Church; a swirling pattern.
• Malcolm — Devotee of Saint Columba.
• Ross — From the headland.
• Maisy — Pearl; child of light.
• Stuart — Steward; keeper of the house.
• Logan — From the little hollow.
• Lennox — With many elm trees.
• Lachlan — From the land of lakes.
• Knox — From the round hill.