Miyu

Miyu

Pronunciation	Mí-yú
Gender	Unisex
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.
Region of origin	Japanese

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

• Miyu (美夕), main character in the anime series Vampire Princess Miyu
• Miyu, non-playable Mii opponent in the Wii series
• Miyu Edelfelt (美遊・エーデルフェルト), a character in the manga series Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya
• Miyu (ミユ), character from the game Star Fox 2
• Miyu Greer (深優), character in the anime Mai-HiME
• Miyu, Dr. Sado's cat in Space Battleship Yamato
• Miyu Kozuki, character in the anime series UFO Baby
• Miyu Aida, character in the anime series Ro-Kyu-Bu!
• Miyu Kasumizawa, character from the game Blue Archive
• Miyu Sakurada, character from the game D4DJ

See also

• Miyū