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The baby name Mino is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MEE-noh (IPA: /ˈmiːnoʊ/; Italian: /ˈmiːno/).

Mino is Italian, Japanese, Korean in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Italian, Japanese, Korean
Pronunciation: MEE-noh (IPA: /ˈmiːnoʊ/; Italian: /ˈmiːno/)

What is the meaning of the name Mino ?

The baby name Mino is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MEE-noh (IPA: /ˈmiːnoʊ/; Italian: /ˈmiːno/).

Mino is Italian, Japanese, Korean in Origin.

Mino is a cross-cultural given name. In Italian it functions as a clipped hypocoristic from diminutives in -mino/-ino, e.g., Giacomo -> Giacomino -> Mino or Guglielmo -> Guglielmino -> Mino. It therefore carries an affectionate "little/dear [X]" sense rather than a fixed lexical meaning. The name appears in Renaissance records (sculptor Mino da Fiesole) and remains current in Italy today, sometimes used as an official given name.

In Japanese, Mino is an independent unisex name or surname whose meaning depends on the kanji, such as 美野 "beautiful field," 実乃 "fruit/reality, of," or 美濃, echoing the old Mino Province. Contemporary pop culture also uses Mino as a stage/nickname form (e.g., Korean Min-ho -> Mino). Related forms include the Italian diminutives Giacomino and Guglielmino; note that Miño (Spanish/Galician), Minho (Portuguese/Korean), and Persian Minoo are separate names with distinct etymologies.

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Mino – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Germany Boys 2018 #1 — 431
KR Girls 0 #15 1 572
KR Boys 0 #27 1 897
ID 0 #39 1 2,238
JP 0 #75 3 4,057
AF 0 #76 1 1,883
AL 0 #76 1 2,372
AO 0 #77 1 2,729
AF Girls 0 #94 1 2,402
SD 0 #101 2 2,130
GE Girls 0 #107 2 1,564
IQ 0 #130 4 3,533
CY Boys 0 #131 1 3,473
Switzerland Boys 2024 #134 4 1,769
GR 0 #134 2 3,911
MU 0 #136 2 3,613
PA 0 #138 1 3,797
BN Boys 0 #139 1 6,332
BW Girls 0 #150 2 4,216
BW Boys 0 #154 1 4,685
RS Boys 0 #154 1 2,277
Sweden Boys 2022 #177 6 1,509
PR Boys 0 #177 2 2,508
MT Boys 0 #178 2 4,064
Sweden Girls 2020 #179 2 1,663
DZ 0 #200 3,958 20,130
DK 0 #206 1 5,198
SI Boys 0 #211 1 3,402
PL 0 #212 1 2,600
LU Boys 0 #214 7 4,970
AO Girls 0 #216 2 4,575
BG Boys 0 #218 3 3,850
IR 0 #231 1 4,221
IT Boys 0 #234 6,484 10,046
BD 0 #240 2 5,992
JP Girls 0 #245 7 6,592
AO Boys 0 #249 1 5,568
TW Boys 0 #249 8 7,111
PT 0 #250 1 4,161
HR Boys 0 #257 3 3,997
MO Girls 0 #263 1 7,056
GR Boys 0 #272 2 6,912
SG 0 #282 1 11,010
TW Girls 0 #287 3 8,139
AL Boys 0 #295 9 5,122
KZ Boys 0 #296 1 6,578
JP Boys 0 #297 7 7,909
CZ Boys 0 #300 6 6,530
DK Girls 0 #325 5 7,429
CN Boys 0 #329 3 9,639
DK Boys 0 #331 2 7,401
KZ Girls 0 #332 1 5,862
SD Girls 0 #332 14 7,678
JO Girls 0 #336 4 7,570
GH Girls 0 #337 1 6,973
GT 0 #337 2 5,948
PL Boys 0 #339 2 6,459
QA Girls 0 #340 4 15,378
CN Girls 0 #353 7 8,829
MY 0 #354 1 12,352
PT Boys 0 #358 10 7,951
GH Boys 0 #360 2 8,138
MU Girls 0 #362 1 8,539
MU Boys 0 #367 3 8,477
BD Girls 0 #370 17 8,413
OM Girls 0 #383 14 15,987
EG 0 #385 16 6,387
France Boys 2020 #387 5 2,846
YE 0 #391 8 8,639
PH Boys 0 #403 6 11,440
BO 0 #408 1 6,868
UY Boys 0 #413 1 5,922
SD Boys 0 #422 24 10,523
CL 0 #434 1 6,867
IQ Girls 0 #445 60 11,303
IT 0 #445 299 4,183
GT Boys 0 #461 14 7,625
IR Girls 0 #461 70 8,334
PA Boys 0 #469 13 9,305
ZA 0 #474 1 14,421
CR Boys 0 #477 11 10,188
AR Boys 0 #479 5 7,628
KW Girls 0 #504 12 19,177
LY 0 #506 30 12,703
PA Girls 0 #516 3 9,861
RU Girls 0 #519 5 11,913
RU Boys 0 #523 4 12,621
UY Girls 0 #536 1 6,731
GT Girls 0 #540 2 7,500
PS Girls 0 #542 6 10,981
AE Girls 0 #543 11 20,968
IR Boys 0 #543 10 10,162
HK Boys 0 #550 8 12,905
PS Boys 0 #557 5 10,655
CM Boys 0 #571 5 12,054
CR Girls 0 #573 1 11,342
BH 0 #585 3 17,937
IL Boys 0 #598 10 10,983
BD Boys 0 #603 3 10,045
Finland Boys 2026 #613 70 3,552
BO Boys 0 #621 2 9,244
SG Girls 0 #626 7 18,916
AR Girls 0 #630 1 8,289
LB 0 #635 24 13,263
IQ Boys 0 #640 28 13,071
IL Girls 0 #642 4 11,648
TN 0 #645 189 13,765
HK Girls 0 #646 5 16,104
BO Girls 0 #648 4 9,488
CL Boys 0 #650 16 13,390
IN Girls 0 #652 3 13,121
EG Boys 0 #654 239 15,035
SY 0 #708 21 11,684
SG Boys 0 #737 3 17,960
QA Boys 0 #739 5 18,093
BR Boys 0 #778 8 12,213
EG Girls 0 #779 182 14,742
KW Boys 0 #798 9 18,755
NG Girls 0 #821 6 15,093
MA 0 #822 314 20,986
Germany Girls 0 #825 14 4,949
Spain Boys 0 #831 100 5,610
PE Boys 0 #850 29 14,506
Germany Boys 0 #884 69 5,697
United States Boys 2024 #887 6 7,044
MX Boys 0 #892 91 16,355
SA Girls 0 #897 39 25,931
CO Boys 0 #900 21 15,656
OM Boys 0 #912 7 17,948
CL Girls 0 #913 3 14,098
NL Boys 0 #934 18 5,873
NG Boys 0 #997 5 16,906
PE Girls 0 #1,005 6 14,861
IN Boys 0 #1,036 4 16,750
MY Girls 0 #1,064 9 24,821
MY Boys 0 #1,068 44 25,439
AE Boys 0 #1,076 17 22,615
ZA Girls 0 #1,117 25 25,928
ZA Boys 0 #1,142 37 25,619
CO Girls 0 #1,150 3 16,140
TR 0 #1,181 31 19,440
MX Girls 0 #1,260 8 17,781
IT Girls 0 #1,352 95 9,415
SA Boys 0 #1,557 58 28,008

Mino is popular in 79 countries — most recent births per country:

Switzerland
Sweden
France
United States
AE

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People also ask about Mino

Mino is predominantly a boy's name.
Mino is a 2 syllable name, pronounced MEE-noh (IPA: /ˈmiːnoʊ/; Italian: /ˈmiːno/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Minò, Minoh and Minoo.
Across languages, Mino has these equivalents: Domenico (Italian), Dominic (English), Giacomino/Giacomo (related Italian diminutive).
Yes, very popular — Mino ranked #1 in Germany in 2018, and appears in official birth registries across 6 countries.
Mino ranks highest in Germany (#1 in 2018).
Mino's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #147 in 2014 to #134 in 2024 in Switzerland.