  Today’s name is Mongo  The name “Mongo” conjures up memories
of Blazing Saddles for many of us of a certain age (and thoughts
of a hospital for magical maladies for others).  However, it is,
in fact, a completely period name. It is a variant form of
Mungo, the given name of the Scottish saint who is the patron of
salmon and of the city of Glasgow.  As Mongo, it appears in
Scots records as a given name dated to 1490 and c. 1592. [1]  In
the spelling Mongow, it also appears in Scots records dated to
1579.[1]  Additionally, in one of those odd coincidences that
often happens with language, “Mongo” is also a Mongol
descriptive nickname meaning “silver.”  [1] “Index of Scots
Names in Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue” by Sara L.
Uckelman  [2]  “Mongolian Naming Practices” by Linda Miku