The name Kamo may refer to the following: Places Japan (Note: kamo (鴨), is the common word for duck in Japanese, but the following names do not necessarily mean duck and are not necessarily written with that character.) Kamo, Niigata Kamo District, Gifu Kamo District, Hiroshima Kamo District, Shizuoka Kamo, Kyoto Kamo, Okayama Kamo, Shimane Kamo, Shizuoka Kamō, Kagoshima Kamo River in Kyoto () A number of minor rivers () listed under Kamogawa (disambiguation) Kamo Shrine, which may mean Kamigamo shrine or Shimogamo shrine in Kyoto Kamo, a place name within Higashimiyoshi, Tokushima known for Rest of the world Gavar, Armenia - formerly Kamo Kamo, Armenia Kamo, Azerbaijan Kamo, New Zealand, a town in the Northland Region of New Zealand Kamo River (Russia) People Kamo (Bolshevik) (1882–1922), real name of Simon Ter-Petrosian, Armenian-Georgian Bolshevik Kamo, nickname of former New Zealand sportsman Ian Jones (rugby union, born 1967) Kamo clan, surname of a Japanese clan ,ancestral deity of the clan and Shinto deity of thunder Kamo no Chōmei (1155–1216), an author Kamo no Mabuchi (1697–1769), a poet Shu Kamo (born 1939), a football player and manager Kamo no Yasunori (917–977), an onmyōji first name (given name) of Serizawa Kamo (1826?–1863), commander of the Shinsengumi warriors Kamo (character), from the anime Doomed Megalopolis — the apprentice of Yasumasa Hirai Kamo (character) from the videogame The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker Cuisine kamo in Japanese cuisine may refer to the poultry product of the wild duck, the domesticated duck, or very frequently the crossbred variety known as . It may appear on menu items such as kamonanban (hot soba). kamo is one of Eggplant#Cultivars, of a large round shape; it is one of the better known "Kyoto vegetables" or Kyoyasai. Other , Noh play featuring the deity. See also Camo