Miyu

Miyu
PronunciationMí-yú
GenderUnisex
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
MeaningIt can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.
Region of originJapanese

Miyu is a unisex Japanese given name.

Written forms

Miyu can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:

  • 自由, "self, reason"
  • 美侑, "beauty, assist"
  • 美結, "beauty, bind"
  • 美夢, "beauty, dream"
  • 美夕, "beauty, evening"
  • 美唯, "beauty, only"
  • 美由, "beauty, reason"
  • 深優, "deep, tenderness"
  • 実由, "fruit, reason"; "truth, reason"
  • 実結, "fruit, bind"; "truth, bind"
  • 心由, "heart, reason"
  • 海由, "sea, reason"
  • 未夢, "sheep, dream"
  • 未由, "sheep, reason"
  • 未祐, "sheep, help"
  • 光由, "light, reason"

The name can also be written in hiragana (みゆ) or katakana ミユ.

People with the name

  • Miyu Amasaki (天咲 光由; born 2002), Japanese professional wrestler
  • Miyu Fujisaki (藤崎 未夢; born 2000), Japanese idol of the idol group NGT48
  • Miyu Hasegawa (長谷川 美優; born 2001), Japanese field hockey player
  • Miyu Honda (本田 望結; born 2004), Japanese actress, tarento and figure skater
  • Miyu Irino (入野 自由; born 1988), Japanese actor and singer
  • Miyu Kataoka (片岡 未優; born 1999), Japanese former idol of the idol group Niji no Conquistador
  • Miyu Kato (table tennis) (加藤 美優; born 1999), Japanese table tennis player
  • Miyu Kato (tennis) (加藤 未唯; born 1994), Japanese professional tennis player
  • Miyu Kirino (桐乃 みゆ; born 2001), Japanese idol of the idol group Niji no Conquistador
  • Miyu Kubota (久保田 未夢; born 1995), Japanese voice actress and idol
  • Miyu Maeda (前田 美優; born 1996), Japanese table tennis player
  • Miyu Matsukawa (松川 みゆ; born 2008), Japanese idol of the idol group SKE48
  • Miyu Matsuki (松来 未祐; 1977–2015), Japanese voice actress and singer
  • Miyu Matsuo (松尾 美佑; born 2004), Japanese idol of the idol group Nogizaka46
  • Miyu Mizumachi (水町 みゆ; born 2001), Japanese women's professional shogi player
  • Miyu Nagaoka (長岡 望悠; born 1991), Japanese volleyball player
  • Miyu Nagasaki (長﨑 美柚; born 2002), Japanese table tennis player
  • Miyu Nagase (長瀬 実夕; born 1988), Japanese singer, guitarist and a former member of the band Zone (band)
  • Miyu Nakasaka (中坂 美祐; born 2005), Japanese idol of the idol group SKE48
  • Miyu Nakashio (中塩 美悠; born 1996), Japanese figure skater
  • Miyu Namba (難波 実夢; born 2002), Japanese swimmer
  • Miyu Otsuka (大塚 美優; born 1994), Japanese swimmer
  • Miyu Sato (佐藤 心結; born 2003), Japanese professional golfer
  • Miyu Shirako (白子 未祐; born 1995), Japanese rugby sevens player
  • Miyu Suzuki (鈴木 美結; born 1999), Japanese field hockey player
  • Miyu Suzumoto (鈴本 美愉; born 1997), Japanese former idol of the idol group Sakurazaka46
  • Miyu Takagi (高木 美佑; born 1996), Japanese voice actress
  • Miyu Takahashi (高橋 美優; born 2002), Japanese badminton player
  • Miyu Takahira (高平 美憂; born 1999), Japanese professional footballer
  • Miyu Takeuchi (竹内 美宥; born 1996), Japanese singer and YouTuber
  • Miyu Tomita (富田 美憂; born 1999), Japanese voice actress and singer
  • Miyu Uehara (上原 美優; 1987–2011), Japanese gravure idol and tarento
  • Miyu Ueno (上野 美優; born 2001), Japanese curler
  • Miyu Umeda (梅田 みゆ; born 2004), Japanese idol of the idol group Cutie Street
  • Miyu Yagyu (柳生 美結; born 1990), Japanese actress, tarento, and fashion model
  • Miyu Yakata (矢形 海優; born 1999), Japanese professional footballer
  • Miyu Yamabe (山邊 未夢; born 1996), Japanese idol of the idol group Tokyo Girls' Style
  • Miyu Yamada (山田 美諭; born 1993), Japanese taekwondo practitioner
  • Miyu Yamashita (山下 美優; born 1995), Japanese professional wrestler in promotion Tokyo Jyoshi Pro Wrestling
  • Miyu Yoshimoto (吉本 実憂; born 1996), Japanese actress, idol, and tarento

Fictional characters

See also