Okoro
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Okoro is a very common Igbo surname that means “a man,” equivalent to Mann as used in English-speaking countries. It is a shortened form of òkorobị̀à and typical among Southern Igbos. Likewise, this is where the Igbo “day names” come from: Okeke/Okereke (a man born on Eke); Okoli/Okorie/Okoye (a man born on Olie/Orie/Oye); Okafor/Okorafor (a man born on Afọ); Okonkwo/Okoronkwo (a man born on Nkwọ). Like Okoro, these are no longer used as given names but have become highly common surnames. The Anioma subgroups use the variants Okoh and Umukoro.
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
- Melanie Harrison Okoro (born 1982), American environmental scientist
- 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
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