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Mio is used as a boys name here in Sweden. I like it, but my first association is one of my bunnies. Her name is Hermione, but I've always called her Mio (herMIOne)

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I'm not a fan of Zinnia.

Zinnia, yes. Mio, not so much. It's just Italian for "my." And I dislike few names more than that of weak, weak, diminutive Mia. "My name is meeeeeeeee(nasal)eeeeeee----uhhhhhhh."

This message was edited 5/9/2017, 8:12 AM

Hi !!!

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Mio - It is lovely on a Japanese girl.
But unfortunately it is an adjective in Italian (as Mia it means "my, mine").

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Zinnia - Its sound is too sharp and harsh.
This flower is not familiar to me at all.

I like Mio a lot. It used to be in one of my combos (I can't remember which, it was Ada something-long Mio). I think it disappeared off my list but I have to re-add it. For a girl (hopefully obvious for being in a combo with Ada, which I don't care for anymore, not since hearing my mother in law say it out loud).

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Zinnia's all right, I think I'd be really excited to see it used but something about it doesn't appeal to me personally and keeps it off my list.

Mio seems a name definitely capable of crossing cultures. It seems entirely unisex, and fine for a girl of any color. It is a bit too reminiscent of water flavoring for me.

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I love Zinnia. Zinn is the most adorable nickname. Zinnia is feminine and beautiful, but not too fluffy.

I would assume a Mio was a female. I wouldn't attempt to judge it, since it seems very foreign to me.

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Zinnia is slightly comical IMO.

I would assume Mio was a girl only because I once read something where a Japanese woman was identified as being named Mio. A non-Japanese probably couldn't pull it off, because it would be sure to be mistaken for Mia, and Mio also sounds like a cat meowing. Mia does too, but everybody knows Mia's a name.
Zinnia is a pretty flower but as a name it's hard to picture it on a real person. It's a bit cartoon-animal-ish, like a lovable pink pig or something.