Place Names · Entry

Mumbai

Marathi

“mother Mumba”

Where it comes from

Mumbā (a local goddess) + aai, 'mother'

Fun Fact

The city was renamed from the colonial-era 'Bombay' to Mumbai in 1995, honoring the Marathi goddess Mumbadevi, long worshipped by the region's original fishing communities.

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