Okoro

OkoroGender| Male

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Language(s)| Igbo
Origin
Word/name| Nigeria
Meaning| Young and variant male
Region of origin| South east
Other names
Variant form(s)| Okorafor okorie okonkwo

Okoro audioⓘ 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

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* 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

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* Okoro Idozuka, 19th-century Nigerian leader

## See also

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

## References

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

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Okoro.
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