Saro

Saro for boys

In Armenia, Saro is a literary choice: he’s the lover of the eponymous heroine of the opera Anoush by Armen Tigranian — and is hence a Romeo-like figure.

In Italy, Saro is often used as a nickname or diminutive of Rosario.

In Nigeria, Saro comes from the Ogoni people, where the name means "first son".

Saro for girls

While in Armenia, Italy and Nigeria Saro is regarded as a masculine name, in English Saro is a rare feminine name, familiar because of the old English folk song Pretty Saro, which was rediscovered in the 20th century, having been preserved through Appalachian oral tradition. In the song, Saro is a girl whom the singer has had to leave behind in his home country after emigrating, which might give an indication as to how it came to be found in North America. Saro in this case is generally thought to be a diminutive of Sarah.