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Ro (name)

unisex given name

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 2, 2026
Entity authorityQ64008609
Source-derived summary

Ro is a given name, nickname and surname.

People with the given name

Ro Allen (fl. from 2015), Australian LGBTIQ advocate

RoAnn Destito (Ro Ann Maggiolino Destito, born 1956), American politician

Ro Haber (fl. from 2013), American transgender writer and director

Ro Hindson (born 1951), Canadian rugby union player

Rō Takenaka (1930–1991), Japanese reporter, anarchist and critic

People with the surname

Ro Chol-ok (born 1993), North Korean footballer

Ro Do-chon (born 1936), South Korean cyclist

Eric Ro (fl. from 2007), Korean-American producer

Ro Hak-su (born 1990), North Korean footballer

Ro Hyon-il (born 1969), North Korean weightlifter

Ro Jai-bong (1936–2024), South Korean politician

Ro Jong-suk (fl. 1979), North Korean table tennis player

Mystique Ro (born 1994), American skeleton racer

Ro Song-sil (born 1960), North Korean politician

Ro Tu-chol (born 1950), North Korean politician

YoungSang Ro (born 1954), South Korean theologian

People with the nickname

Adam Ro (Rashid Rauf Adam, fl. from 2015), Ghanaian entertainer and personality

Angela Ro Ro (1949–2025), Brazilian singer-songwriter

Kara Ro (Kara Rheault, born 1975), boxer

Lady of Ro (Despina Achladiotou, 1890–1982), Greek patriot

Maryana Ro (born 1999), Russian vlogger, singer and actress

Yung Ro (Roland Sato Lee Page, fl. from 2009), American rapper

Ro Atherton (Rowena Atherton, fl. from 1979), British military officer

Ro Foege (Romaine Henry Foege, born 1938), American politician

Ro James (Ronnie James Tucker, fl. from 2011), American singer and songwriter

Ro Khanna (Rohit Khanna, born 1976), American politician

Ro Mogendorff (Rosa Catherina Mogendorff, 1907-1969), Dutch artist

Ro Ransom (Noah Gale, fl.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Ro (name)” as unisex given name. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2015, 1956, 2013, 1951—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. The account is most persuasive where name, unisex and given can be independently traced.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

The subject matters to the general reference register because the source frames it as unisex given name. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

Named sources, stable identifiers and responsible institutions provide the strongest route from overview to verifiable evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 2, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q64008609. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2015, 1956, 2013 and 1951.

Critical limits

The absence of detail may reflect summary conventions rather than a lack of surviving documentation. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Use the entry as an orientation point, then follow its citations and revision history. Names, dates and institutional relationships should be checked against the original record.

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Source & attribution

This entry incorporates text from Ro (name)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.