Save Type Settlement Usage Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, Urdu, English, German, Russian Scripts मुंबई(Marathi, Hindi) મુંબઈ(Gujarati) ಮುಂಬೈ(Kannada) മുംബൈ(Malayalam) ముంబై(Telugu) ممبئی(Urdu) Мумбаи(Russian) Pronounced Pron. muwm-BIE(English) MOOM-bie(German) [key·IPA] Meaning & History From Marathi मुंबा (Mumba), the name of an incarnation of the Hindu mother goddess Devi, combined with आई (ai) meaning "mother". This is the name of a city in Maharashtra, India, formerly called Bombay. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantBombay(English) Other Languages & CulturesBombay(French) Bombaim(Portuguese) Bombay(Spanish) User SubmissionMumbai