The name Mumbai (Marathi: मुंबई, Gujarati: મુંબઈ, Hindi: मुंबई) derived from Mumbā or

Mahā-Ambā—the name of the patron goddess (kuladevata) Mumbadevi of the native Koli
community[41]—and ā'ī meaning "mother" in the Marathi language, which is the mother
tongue of the Koli people and the official language of Maharashtra.[25][42] The
Koli people originated in Kathiawar and Central Gujarat, and according to some
sources they brought their goddess Mumba with them from Kathiawar (Gujarat), where
she is still worshipped.[26][27] However, other sources disagree that Mumbai's name
was derived from the goddess Mumba.[27]