Rio (りお)

Rio is read りお and has 2 beats. Our data lists 3 spellings: 利緒, 李緒 and 梨央. All three are feminine.

Reading

り·お (2 beats)

Kanji spellings

3 in our data

Gender

Feminine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Rio

One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.

  • 利緒
    りお
    Feminine

    Benefit + beginning

    • 利(り)— benefit
    • 緒(お)— beginning
  • 李緒
    りお
    Feminine

    Plum + beginning

    • 李(り)— plum
    • 緒(お)— beginning
  • 梨央
    りお
    Feminine

    Center

    • 梨(り)— chosen for sound
    • 央(お)— center

The kanji in Rio

What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.

  • 緒beginning2 spellings
  • 利benefit1 spelling
  • 李plum1 spelling
  • 梨chosen for sound1 spelling
  • 央center1 spelling

Rio with common surnames

Full names with a different spelling and surname on each card. Tap a card for the kanji breakdown.

Names that sound similar

Names that start or end with the same sounds.

Riko (りこ)Rika (りか)Riku (りく)Rin (りん)Ritsu (りつ)Rie (りえ)Riho (りほ)Risa (りさ)

Rio on our lists

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Questions about Rio

Is Rio a boy's or a girl's name?

In our data every spelling of Rio is feminine.

What does Rio mean?

Rio is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 利緒 reads as "benefit + beginning", 李緒 reads as "plum + beginning" and 梨央 reads as "center". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Rio be written in kanji?

Our data lists 3: 利緒, 李緒 and 梨央. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Rio?

りお is 2 beats: り · お. 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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