Wilco is a Dutch masculine given name, combining "Wil" from Willem ("William") and the -co or -ko ending common for nicknames in the province of Groningen. The name became relatively popular in the Netherlands after 1960.[1] An alternative spelling is Wilko. People with the name include:
- Wilco
- Wilco Kelderman (born 1991), Dutch road bicycle racer
- Wilco van Kleef (born 1981), half of the tallest married couple
- Wilco Louw (born 1994), South African rugby player
- Wilco Melissant (born 1968), Dutch television director
- Wilco van Rooijen (born 1967), Dutch mountaineer and adventurer
- Wilco Zeelenberg (born 1966), Dutch motorcycle racer and team manager
- Wilco Zuijderwijk (born 1969), Dutch track cyclist
- Wilko
- Wilko Johnson (1947–2022), English musician
- Wilko Risser (born 1982), Namibian-German footballer
- Wilko de Vogt (born 1975), Dutch football goalkeeper
- Fictional characters
- Wilco (Star Wars), a clone captain in the season 2 premiere of Star Wars: The Bad Batch
References
- ↑ Wilco at the Meertens Institute database of given names in the Netherlands.
See also
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