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Miu
Miu (みう) is a Japanese name for girls. Its best-known spelling is 美羽, 美 beautiful + 羽 feather. It is popular today and has reached No. 2 in 2 different years between 2006 and 2009.
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Ways to write Miu
The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.
美羽
美beautiful羽feather, wing
Girl, best No. 2 (2002–2024)美海
美beautiful海sea
Girl, best No. 24 (2007–2021)未羽
未not yet, future羽feather, wing
Girl, best No. 66 (2007)心海
心heart, mind海sea
Girl, best No. 81 (2009–2012)みうGirl, best No. 87 (2014)
心羽
心heart, mind羽feather, wing
Girl, best No. 87 (2014)Rarer spellings
These spellings of Miu appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
海羽sea + featherGirl
海有sea + to haveGirl
光羽light + featherGirl
光雨light + rainGirl
三宇three + houseGirl
三羽three + featherGirl
実羽fruit + featherGirl
実雨fruit + rainGirl
Popularity in Japan
Where Miu has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. It reached No. 2 in 2 different years, most recently 2009.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2014 | No. 35 |
| 2013 | No. 35 |
| 2011 | No. 22 |
| 2010 | No. 26 |
| 2009 | No. 11 |
| 2008 | No. 19 |
| 2007 | No. 34 |
| 2006 | No. 12 |
| 2005 | No. 22 |
| 2004 | No. 48 |
Source: Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance yearly baby name survey. It covers the top 10 names each year from 1912 to 2003, and the top 100 names and top 50 readings from 2004.