Charo
María Rosario Pilar Martínez Molina Baeza, professionally known by her stage name Charo, is a Spanish-American actress, singer, comedian, and flamenco guitarist.
Charo began playing guitar at the age of nine and trained under the famed A ...
is the stage name of María Rosario Pilar Martínez Molina Baeza, a Spanish-American entertainment personality.
Charo is a feminine given name, feminine nickname or surname. It's derivation comes as a dimunutive of
Hail Mary
The Hail Mary ( la, Ave Maria) is a traditional Christian prayer addressing Mary, the mother of Jesus. The prayer is based on two biblical passages featured in the Gospel of Luke: the Angel Gabriel's visit to Mary (the Annunciation) and Mary's ...
(a shortened form of María (del) Rosario). It means
rosary
The Rosary (; la, , in the sense of "crown of roses" or "garland of roses"), also known as the Dominican Rosary, or simply the Rosary, refers to a set of prayers used primarily in the Catholic Church, and to the physical string of knots or b ...
in Spanish and is thus a pet name for
Rosario
Rosario () is the largest city in the central provinces of Argentina, Argentine province of Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe. The city is located northwest of Buenos Aires, on the west bank of the Paraná River. Rosario is the third-most populous ci ...
. It is also sometime a diminutive of
Charlotte
Charlotte ( ) is the List of municipalities in North Carolina, most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont (United States), Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Meckl ...
. It may also refer to the following:
Given name
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Charo Sádaba Chalezquer (born 1972), Spanish advertising professor
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Charo Ronquillo
Charo Ronquillo (born April 22, 1990, in Cabuyao City, Laguna, Philippines) is a Filipino fashion model. (born 1990), Filipino fashion model
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Charo Santos-Concio
María Rosario Navarro Santos-Concio (born October 27, 1955), popularly known as Charo Santos-Concio or simply Charo Santos (), is a Filipino people, Filipino media executive and actress. She is the host of ''Maalaala Mo Kaya'', the longest-runni ...
, nickname of María Rosario Santos y Navarro de Concio (born 1955), Filipina media executive and actress
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Charo López
María del Rosario López Piñuelas (born 28 October 1943) better known as Charo López, is a Spanish actress.
Filmography
*Plan Jack cero tres (1967)
*El hueso (1967)
*La vida sigue igual (1969)
*Ditirambo (1969)
* El extraño caso del docto ...
, stagename of María del Rosario López Piñuelas (born 1943), Spanish actress
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Charo Soriano
Maria Rosario "Charo" Soriano (born October 14, 1985) is a Filipino volleyball player, coach, and politician. Soriano is one of the founders of Beach Volleyball Republic, an outdoor volleyball tournament, and a board member of the Philippine Nati ...
, nickname of Maria Rosario Soriano (born 1985), Filipino volleyball player and coach
Surname
*Robin
Alta Charo
Robin Alta Charo (born 1958) is the Warren P. Knowles Professor of Law and Bioethics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and a leading American authority on bioethics. She holds appointments in both Wisconsin's law school and medical school. ...
(born 1958), American bioethics professor
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Caro (given name) Caro is a given name that is an alternate spelling of Carol and a short form of Caroline. Notable people with the name include:
* caro♡ (born 1990), French musician
*Caro Crawford Brown (1908–2001) American journalist
* Caro Cult (born 1994), ...
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Caro (surname) Caro is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Abraham ben Raphael Caro, Turkish rabbi
*Alberto Caro (born 1937), Venezuelan chess master
*Annibale Caro (1507–1566), Italian poet
*Anthony Caro (1924–2013), British sculptor
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Char (name) Char is a French feminine given name that is a variation of Chardonnay, Charlene, and Charlotte and a feminine form of Charles. Char is also used as a variation of Charmaine. Notable people with this name include the following:
Mononym
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Chara (given name) Chara or Chará is a feminine given name and a surname ( Chara). Chara is an English feminine given name that is a diminutive form of Charlotte as well as an alternate form of Cara and Kara from the Latin cārus meaning “darling, beloved, dear, l ...
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Chara (surname) Chara is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Diego Chará (born 1986), Colombian footballer
*Édison Chará (born 1980), Colombian footballer
*Felipe Chara (born 1981), Colombian footballer
*Ricardo Chará (born 1990), Colombian f ...
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Chard (name) Chard is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
* Chester S. Chard (1915–2002), American anthropologist
* Danny Chard (born 1980), English cricketer
* Geoffrey Chard (born 1930), Australian opera singer
* Herbert Chard (1869–1932), ...
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Chari (surname) Chari is a Hindu Brahmin surname that encompasses various communities across India, with regional modifications as consistent with the local languages. Notable people with this surname include:
* Ahalya Chari (1921–2013), Indian educationist
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Charl (name) Charl is an Afrikaans, English, and German masculine given name. Notable people with this name include the following:
Given name
* Charl Bouwer, South African paralympic swimmer
* Charl Cilliers (writer) (born 1941), South African author and poet ...
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Charo (disambiguation) Charo is the stage name of María Rosario Pilar Martínez Molina Baeza, a Spanish-American entertainment personality.
Charo may also refer to:
*Charo (name), a given name, nickname or surname
* Charo Municipality, a Mexican locale
* Cerro de Charo ...
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Charon
In Greek mythology, Charon or Kharon (; grc, Χάρων) is a psychopomp, the ferryman of Hades, the Greek underworld. He carries the souls of those who have been given funeral rites across the rivers Acheron and Styx, which separate the wo ...
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Charos Kayumova
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Claro (surname) Claro is a popular Spanish and Italian surname. The name Claro derived from the Italian word ''chiari'', which means "clear." This nickname surname derived from an eke-name and reflects the physical attributes of its subject. The Claro surname wa ...
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