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

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɪli̯oːn/, /mɪli̯oːnən/ (pronounced as the full word)

• Audio:

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Noun

Mio

1. Abbreviation of Million or Millionen

   Synonym: Mio.

Etymology 2

Spelling pronunciation of the abbreviation Mio or Mio.. See Etymology 1.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmiːo/

Noun

Mio f (genitive Mio, plural Mios)

1. (slang) million
2. (slang, specifically) a million in currency (euros, dollars etc.)
3. (slang, in the plural) a very large sum of money

Declension

Declension of Mio [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Mio	die	Mios
genitive	einer	der	Mio	der	Mios
dative	einer	der	Mio	den	Mios
accusative	eine	die	Mio	die	Mios

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.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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.