The Real Meaning Behind The 'M' Necklace Hoda Kotb Wears Every Day

It turns out Hoda Kotb's 'M' necklace is full of sentiment. Kotb herself revealed the meaning behind the jewelry on "Today" in January 2022, explaining the letter stands for "Mom." "The 'M' is so me. That would be the initial I would want to wear if not my kids' initials. Because who knew that I was gonna get to wear that initial?" Kotb explained to her co-host, Jenna Bush Hager. You may have noticed that the star usually wears a few chains, and she also opened up about what the others mean. "I have Haley and Hope on [one of them]. Then I have an 'I love you Mama' on this one. All of them are my girls."

As fans will know, Kotb is a mom of two girls. In 2017, the star and her now former partner, Joel Schiffman, adopted their daughter, Haley, and then went on to welcome a second daughter through adoption when Hope was welcomed into the family in 2019. Kotb was with Schiffman for more than eight years, but the now former couple went their separate ways in early 2022.

Kotb started wearing the 'M' necklace in 2021, causing a lot of speculation about what the initial could stand for. Many even believed the letter could have been the first initial of Kotb's potential third child after she announced she was looking to adopt for the third time, though the process had been pushed back due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

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