Mio
English
Proper noun
Mio
- An unincorporated community and census-designated place, the county seat of Oscoda County, Michigan, United States.
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)
- 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)
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