Okoro

Okoro is a surname of Igbo origin with a meaning of "young man". It is a short form of okorobia. Variant forms include okoroafor meaning a young man born on an afor day, okoronkwo,okereke and okorie..[1] Notable people with the name include:

Surname

  • Christopher Okoro Cole, (1921–c.1990), Sierra Leonean government official
  • Dawn Okoro, American artist
  • Fidelis Okoro, Nigerian politician
  • Isaac Okoro (born 2001), American basketball player
  • Kenny Okoro, American football player
  • Marilyn Okoro, British athlete
  • Osas Okoro, Nigerian footballer
  • Sandie Okoro (born 1964), British lawyer
  • Stanley Okoro, Nigerian footballer
  • Sunday Patrick Okoro, Nigerian footballer

Given name

  • Okoro Idozuka, 19th-century Nigerian leader

See also

  • Ikot Okoro, Nigerian village
  • Okoro Oilfield, Nigerian offshore oilfield

References

  1. ^ "Okoro". Online Nigeria. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
Surname list
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