From the name of the flowering plant called the gentian, the roots of which are used to create a tonic. It is derived from the name of the Illyrian king Gentius, who supposedly discovered its medicinal properties.
People with the name Momus have a deep inner desire to serve humanity and to give to others by sharing money, knowledge and experience, or creative and artistic ability.
Created from the English words copper and field by the author Charles Dickens, who used it for the title character in his novel David Copperfield (1850).