Mio

See also: mio, mío, mió, mio-, mi'o, and Mio.

English

Proper noun

Mio

1. An unincorporated community and census-designated place, the county seat of Oscoda County, Michigan, United States.

Anagrams

• IMO, IOM, Imo, MOI, imo, mo'i, moi, omi

German

Pronunciation

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Noun

Mio

1. Abbreviation of Million or Millionen

   Synonym: Mio.

Japanese

Romanization

Mio

1. Rōmaji transcription of みお

Swedish

Etymology

From the children's book Mio, min Mio by Astrid Lindgren. The book title is word play on Italian mio (“my”). The name can also be interpreted as a short form of names ending in -mio, such as Artemio, Eutimio, or as a masculine equivalent of the Swedish Mia.

Proper noun

Mio c (genitive Mios)

1. a male given name
   • 1954, Astrid Lindgren, Mio, min Mio, Rabén&Sjögren, published 2000, →ISBN, page 20:

     När allt kommer omkring heter jag inte alls Bosse.
     —Jag har sökt dig i nio långa år, säger min fader konungen. Jag har legat vaken om natten och tänkt: "Mio, min Mio". Då måtte jag väl veta, att du heter så.

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References

[1] Statistics Sweden: 1708 males with the given name Mio living in Sweden on December 31st, 2013, with the highest frequency so far in 2011. Accessed on 4 April 2014.