Wilco (given name)

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. 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