Given name & surname · also African

Oko

“one of twins”·“a charming man”

Oko is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “one of twins” and “a charming man”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Interpretations include “one of twins” and “a charming man”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.

Where it comes from

This spelling has been associated with African and Japanese naming traditions.

How it developed

Built from Ingrian Ogaška + -o.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

OkoAggy

The ring: across languages.

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Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Oko, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Japanese

Ono

Ono is a surname from Japanese.

No U.S. birth series

42% boys · 58% girls

Japanese

Umiko

Umiko is a feminine given name from Japanese.

No U.S. birth series

36% boys · 64% girls

Japanese

Ogino

Ogino is a surname from Japanese.

No U.S. birth series

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Japanese

Omoto

Omoto is a surname from Japanese.

No U.S. birth series

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Japanese

Yoro

“ようろう”

No U.S. birth series

50% boys · 50% girls

Japanese

Oshiro

Oshiro is a surname from Japanese.

No U.S. birth series

60% boys · 40% girls

Japanese

Ohi

Ohi is a surname from Bengali.

No U.S. birth series

43% boys · 57% girls

Japanese

Ohta

Ohta is a surname from Japanese. It is used in English and Tagalog.

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Oko’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for Oko

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