LiteratureOtherPeopleThe Mow in Kipling's Mowgli rhymes with cow rather than low. Vertical Tabs NotesWhile the in-universe meaning of Mowgli is frog, the name itself was made up by Kipling. Further readingKipling's list of names in the storiesWikipedia (Mowgli) TaxonomyConnotations: NeutralIndian connection: WeakTags: rudyard kiplingjungle bookbooknovelnamepronunciation