Karo (name)

Karo is an Armenian given name, a shortened version of the Armenian given name Karapet (Eastern Armenian) / Garabed (Western Armenian). The Western Armenian variant of Karo is Garo.

Given name

• Karo Ghafadaryan (1907–1976), Soviet Armenian archaeologist, historian, and epigraphist
• Karo Haghverdian (born 1945), Iranian-Armenian football player
• Karo Halabyan (1897–1959), Soviet Armenian architect
• Karo Lumis (born 1980), Papua New Guinean cricketer
• Karo Mkrtchyan (1951–2001), Armenian painter
• Karo Murat (born 1983), Armenian-German professional boxer
• Karo Parisyan (born 1982), Armenian-American mixed martial arts fighter

Surname

• Aaron Karo (born 1979), American author and comedian
• Andreas Karo (born 1996), Cypriot footballer
• Armen Karo (or Garo) (1872–1923), Armenian nationalist politician
• Ezekiel Karo (1844–1915), German rabbi and historian
• Georg Karo (1872–1963), German archaeologist
• Henry Arnold Karo (1903–1986), vice admiral in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
• Isaac Karo (1458–1535), Spanish rabbi
• Joseph Karo (1488–1575), also known as Yosef Karo or Caro, Spanish-born rabbi and author of the Shulchan Aruch
• Paul Karo (1935–2025), Australian actor
• Silvo Karo (born 1960), Slovenian mountain climber

See also

• Garo (name)
• Karlo (name)
• Karol (name)