Karou
kah-ROO
Literary name
"hope"Share
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Karou Origin and Meaning
The name Karou is a girl's name meaning "hope".
Karou is the blue-haired, tattooed protagonist of Laini Taylor’s Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogy; her name means "hope" in the language of the chimaera who raised her. Reminiscent of sweet European diminutives like Lilou, Malou and Milou, but with a bit more bite.