Mum IS the Word – 200 Ways to spell the name Mom & Mother in different languages

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Published on Monday, 15 February 2016 11:05

Last Updated on 17 March 2020

Monica Costa

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Mothering Sunday (Mother’s Day) this year comes early on 6th March. So I find myself reflecting on the significance of motherhood in my life and in my fellow mums’ lives too.

Mum, mamma, Mutter etc. In whatever language this small word carries a big meaning for all of us. That meaning partly depends on how we feel about our own mothers and grandmothers and also what our communities expect of mothers.

 

We each have different pictures in our heads about how we should be, or want to be, as a mother. Most mothers learn as they go, influenced by the way they were brought up or by what they have read or watched others do. The job that mothers do of shaping and influencing the life of another human being must surely be the most important thing that anyone can do.

 

Becoming a mother brings a golden opportunity to improve family patterns or strengthen patterns from your own childhood. You can choose the kind of mum you want to be and the kind of childhood your own child experiences.

Becoming a mum for the first time can be difficult and very different from what you expected. Your relationship with your partner/baby’s father will be different now that there is another person sharing your lives. Many women give up a lot to become mothers – career opportunities, active social lives, a sense of freedom. New mothers can feel grief over the loss of their ‘old life’ as well as joy about their ‘new life’ – even when they thought they were prepared for it.

Caring for a tiny baby 24/7 can be exhausting and sometimes it can feel like you have lost control over everything. You may feel overwhelmed and have a sense of not coping. Many mothers who don’t work outside the home can sometimes feel isolated and under-valued in communities where most people go out to work. But if you can find support from other mums and share your daily problems with them, you can even end up smiling about the sleepless nights and the breastfeeding ‘challenges’….

How Putney mums have been supporting each other for many years is amazing and can be regarded as a success story for other London mums.

I joined the breastfeeding cafe’ at the Eileen Lecky Heath Centre when Diego was just 6 days old and I have never stopped going there for the first 20 months. There, I met amazing new mums and midwives/health visitors who ‘fed’ me with super tips on motherhood, breastfeeding etc – for me it was almost addictive to meet them every week. It is helpful and comforting to know that other women are going through similar adjustments and you can share ideas. Sometimes I found I had even given tips to mums who just had babies – just a month or so after me!!!

This is how London Mums was born in September 2006 – almost 10 years ago. We want to keep organising things for mums in London and support each other through the new challenges we will have to face everyday with bringing up babies and children until they are leaving the nest and beyond in a challenging metropole like London. We’ll continue organising things and writing about lots of fun stuff too hoping to keep growing our network and community. From one mum to another.

Here is a list of 200 ways to spell the name Mom & Mother in different languages

mum (the British word for mother) and mummy – not to be confused with the Egyptian mummified dead person.

mom (the North American way) and mommy

 

Language	Mother
Afrikaans	Moeder, Ma
Albanian	Nënë, Mëmë
Arabic	Ahm
Aragones (Spanish dialect)	Mai
Asturian (Spanish dialect)	Ma
Aymara	Taica
Azeri (Latin Script)	Ana
Basque (Spanish dialect)	Ama
Belarusan	Matka
Bergamasco	Màder
Bolognese (Italian dialect from my hometown of Bologna in Northern Italy)	Mèder
Bosnian	Majka
Brazilian Portuguese	Mäe
Bresciano	Madér
Breton	Mamm
Bulgarian	Majka
Byelorussian	Macii
Calabrese (Italian dialect from Calabria in Southern Italy)	Matre, Mamma
Caló	Bata, Dai
Catalan	Mare
Cebuano	Inahan, Nanay
Chechen	Nana
Croatian	Mati, Majka
Czech	Abatyse
Danish	Mor
Dutch	Moeder, Moer
Dzoratâi	Mére
English	Mother, Mama, Mom
Esperanto	Patrino, Panjo
Estonian	Ema
Faeroese	Móðir
Finnish	Äiti
Flemish	Moeder
French	Mère, Maman
Frisian	Emo, Emä, Kantaäiti, Äiti
Furlan	Mari
Galician	Nai
German	Mutter
Greek	Màna
Griko	Salentino, Mána
Hawaiian	Makuahine
Hindi –	Ma, Maji
Hungarian	Anya, Fu
Icelandic	Móðir
Ilongo	Iloy, Nanay, Nay
Indonesian	Induk, Ibu, Biang, Nyokap
Irish	Máthair
Italian	Madre, Mamma
Japanese	Okaasan, Haha
Judeo Spanish	Madre
Kannada	Amma
Kurdish Kurmanji	Daya
Ladino	Uma
Latin	Mater
Leonese	Mai
Ligurian	Maire
Limburgian	Moder, Mojer, Mam
Lingala	Mama
Lithuanian	Motina
Lombardo Occidentale (Italian dialect from the Lombardia region in the North)	Madar
Lunfardo	Vieja
Macedonian	Majka
Malagasy	Reny
Malay	Emak
Maltese	Omm
Mantuan	Madar
Maori	Ewe, Haakui
Mapunzugun	Ñuke, Ñuque
Marathi	Aayi
Mongolian	`eh
Mudnés	Medra, mama
Neapolitan (Italian dialect from the city of Naples)	Mamma
Norwegian	Madre
Occitan	Maire
Old Greek	Mytyr
Parmigiano (Italian dialect from the province of Parma)	Mädra
Persian	Madr, Maman
Piemontese (Italian dialect from the Piemonte region)	Mare
Polish	Matka, Mama
Portuguese	Mãe
Punjabi	Mai, Mataji, Pabo
Quechua	Mama
Rapanui	Matu’a Vahine
Reggiano	Mèdra
Romagnolo (Italian dialect from the Romagna region where I was born!!!!!)	Mèder
Romanian	Mama, Maica
Romansh	Mamma
Russian	Mat’
Saami	Eadni
Samoan	Tina
Sardinian (Limba Sarda Unificada)	Mama
Sardinian Campidanesu	mamai
Sardinian Logudoresu	Madre, Mamma
Serbian	Majka
Shona	Amai
Sicilian (from Sicily – Southern Italy)	Matri
Slovak	Mama, Matka
Slovenian	Máti
Spanish	Madre, Mamá, Mami
Swahili	Mama, Mzazi, Mzaa
Swedish	Mamma, Mor, Morsa
Swiss German	Mueter
Telegu	Amma
Triestino	Mare
Turkish	Anne, Ana, Valide
Turkmen	Eje
Ukrainian	Mati
Urdu	Ammee
Valencian	Mare
Venetian	Mare
Viestano	Mamm’
Vietnamese	me
Wallon	Mére
Welsh	Mam
Yiddish	Muter