Mio (みお, みおう)
Mio stands for 2 readings: みお (2 beats) and みおう (3 beats). Our data lists 3 spellings: 澪, 三緒 and 美桜. All three are feminine. Some of them are on our hand-reviewed list of everyday names.
Reading
み·お / み·お·う (2–3 beats)
Kanji spellings
3 in our data
Gender
Feminine
Source
Hand-reviewed list of everyday names and JMnedict, the open name dictionary
Kanji spellings of Mio
One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.
- 澪みおCommonFeminine
Channel of water
- 三緒みおFeminine
Three + beginning
- 三(み)— three
- 緒(お)— beginning
- 美桜みおうFeminine
Beauty + cherry blossom
- 美(み)— beauty
- 桜(おう)— cherry blossom
English spelling drops long vowels, so みお (み·お) and みおう (み·お·う) all become Mio. The beats tell them apart, and every beat takes about the same time to say.
The kanji in Mio
What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.
- 澪channel1 spelling
- 三three1 spelling
- 緒beginning1 spelling
- 美beauty1 spelling
- 桜cherry blossom1 spelling
Mio with common surnames
Full names with a different spelling and surname on each card. Tap a card for the kanji breakdown.
Mio on our lists
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Questions about Mio
Is Mio a boy's or a girl's name?
In our data every spelling of Mio is feminine.
What does Mio mean?
Mio is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 澪 reads as "channel of water", 三緒 reads as "three + beginning" and 美桜 reads as "beauty + cherry blossom". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.
How many ways can Mio be written in kanji?
Our data lists 3: 澪, 三緒 and 美桜. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.
How do you pronounce Mio?
みお is 2 beats (み · お) and みおう is 3 beats (み · お · う). Give every beat the same length and keep vowels short and clear; Japanese has no stressed syllable the way English does.
Where this comes from
The spellings are from our hand-reviewed list of everyday names and from JMnedict, the open Japanese name dictionary. Meanings are built from what each kanji means on its own, so they describe the characters, not what a particular family had in mind.
How we check names · Content last reviewed: 2026-11-08.
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