澪
みお
Documented interpretation
- water route
- shipping channel
Usage note
JMnedict records 澪 read みお as a female given name; the exact spelling and reading ranked tenth in the 2025 Tamahiyo girls' sample.
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澪
Mio Japanese Name
みお · ミオ
JMnedict attests 澪 read みお as a female given name. The exact spelling appears at no. 10 in Tamahiyo’s 2025 girls’ top 100 sample.
Meaning overview
These interpretations belong to this reviewed name record. Variant-specific explanations appear separately below.
- 澪 has the dictionary glosses “water route” and “shipping channel”; these are literal character glosses.
watersingle-kanji
Name facts
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- Hiragana
- みお
- Katakana
- ミオ
- Pronunciation
- mee-oh
- Gender association
- Feminine
- Usage status
- Common
- Origin
- Japanese given name; this record covers 澪 read みお.
- Mora count
- 2
- Record status
- Reviewed
- Last reviewed
- July 25, 2026
Naturalness note
JMnedict attests 澪 read みお as a female given name. The exact spelling appears at no. 10 in Tamahiyo’s 2025 girls’ top 100 sample.
Kanji variants
Each spelling is documented separately so its gloss and usage note are not mixed with another variant.
high confidence
Editorial notes
Cultural context
- Mio can be written with several kanji combinations. This record is limited to 澪.
Pronunciation notes
- Mio has two mora, み・お; pronounce both vowel sounds.
Common misunderstandings
- A water-related character gloss is not evidence of a specific personality or parental wish.
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Sources and evidence limits
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- ENAMDICT/JMnedict Japanese Proper Names Dictionary
Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group · JA,EN · accessed Jul 25, 2026
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Hiragana, Romaji, Genders, Kanji Variants 0 reading, Is Real Name, Origin
The exact 澪 [みお] entry is classified as a female given name.
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Dictionary inclusion does not measure current frequency, guarantee a reading for every bearer, or establish legal acceptance of a new registration.
- KANJIDIC Project
Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group · JA,EN · accessed Jul 25, 2026
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Kanji Variants 0 meanings, Meanings, Themes
Only the individual character glosses are used.
Source limitation
Character glosses are not whole-name translations and do not prove a parent's intended meaning.
- 2025年 女の子赤ちゃんの名前ランキング100
Benesse Corporation (たまひよ) · JA · accessed Jul 25, 2026
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Usage Status, Genders, Naturalness Note
The exact spelling 澪 with reading みお appears at no. 10 in the stated 2025 girls’ sample.
Source limitation
The ranking covers names submitted through Benesse products and services for births from January 1 to September 15, 2025; it is not a census of all births in Japan.