Aco is a masculine given name, often a short form (
hypocorism
A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for I ...
) of
Aleksandar
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...
, which may refer to:
* Aleksandar
Aco Apolonio
Aleksandar "Aco" Apolonio (sometimes written Apolonijo) was a Serbian lawyer and politician who became a president of the self-proclaimed Dubrovnik Republic founded in October 1991. Apolonio was a resident of Dubrovnik and in the past had served as ...
(died 2001), first and only president of the self-proclaimed Dubrovnik Republic (1991–1992)
* Aleksandar
Aco Đukanović
Aleksandar "Aco" Đukanović ( cyrl, Александар "Ацо" Ђукановић; born 1965) is a Montenegrin businessman, widely considered to be one of the richest and most powerful individuals in the country, along with Brano Mićunović ...
, controversial Montenegrin businessman
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Aco Jonovski
ACO, AcO, or Aco may refer to:
Organizations
* Accountable care organization, healthcare organization characterized by a specific payment and care delivery model
* Aco Records, a British 1920s record label
* ACO, C.A., a Venezuelan holding compa ...
(born 1980), Macedonian handball player
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Aco Karamanov
Aco Karamanov ( mk, Ацо Караманов; bg, Александър Василев Караманов) (January 31, 1927 - October 7, 1944) was a Macedonian poet and partisan. In Bulgaria he is considered Bulgarian.
Karamanov was born in Ra ...
(1927–1944), Macedonian poet and partisan
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Aco Mavec (1929–1982), Slovene painter
* Aleksandar
Aco Pejović
Aleksandar Pejović (; born 18 April 1972), known by his stagename Aco Pejović (), is a Serbian popular pop-folk singer.
Education and career
He completed musical education at the Vasa Pavić High School for Music (''Srednja muzička škola Vas ...
(born 1972), Serbian pop-folk singer
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Aleksandar Petrović (basketball, born February 1959)
Aleksandar "Aco" Petrović (; born 16 February 1959) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player who is currently the head coach of the Croatia men's national team.
Playing career
A point guard or shooting guard, Petrović ...
, Croatian basketball coach and former player
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Aleksandar Petrović (basketball, born October 1959)
Aleksandar "Aco" Petrović ( sr-cyr, Александар Петровић; 14 October 1959 – 1 December 2014) was a Serbian basketball coach.
Career
Petrović started his coaching career in Radnički Belgrade, where he spent four years. Af ...
(1959–2014), Serbian basketball coach
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Aco Šopov (1923–1982), Macedonian poet
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Aco Stojkov
Aco Stojkov ( mk, Ацо Стојков; born 29 April 1983) is a Macedonian retired footballer who last played for Osogovo.
Club career
Previously he has played with national teammate Goran Pandev in F.C. Internazionale Milano Primavera, 2001 ...
(born 1983), Macedonian footballer
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Masculine given names
Montenegrin masculine given names
Hypocorisms