Jaco may refer to:
Places
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Jaco Island, island of East Timor
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Jacó, Costa Rica
Jacó is a district of the Garabito canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica. Jacó has a black sand beach that is long and is popular among surfers.
History
Jacó was created on 16 September 1965. Segregated from Puntarenas.
Ge ...
, a town in Western Costa Rica
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Jaco, West Virginia
Jaco is an unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers ...
Animals
* Jaco is the local name for the Dominican endemic
red-necked amazon parrot
* Usual name for the
grey parrot in a number of languages
Arts and entertainment
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''Jaco'', a 2014 American
documentary film about
Jaco Pastorius
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''Jaco'', a 1974 jazz album by Jaco Pastorius et al.
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Jaco the Galactic Patrolman'', Japanese manga series
People
Nickname
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Jaco (born 1932), Jacob Azafrani Beliti, Moroccan footballer
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Jacó (born 1996), Carlos Alberto Guimaraes Filho, Brazilian footballer
Given name
"Jaco" is a common
Afrikaans form of
Jacob and
James. Some of the better known people with this name include:
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Jaco Ahlers (born 1987), South African golfer
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Jaco Engelbrecht
Jacobus Petrus Engelbrecht (born 8 March 1987) is a South African athlete specialising in the shot put. He has won several medals on continental level. In addition, he represented his country at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships, 2014 Worl ...
(born 1987), South African shot putter
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Jaco Erasmus (born 1979), South African-born Italian rugby player
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Jaco Kriel (born 1989), South African rugby player
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Jaco Pastorius (1951–1987), American jazz musician
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Jaco Peyper (born 1980), South African rugby referee
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Jaco Van Dormael (born 1957), Belgian film director, screenwriter and playwright
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Jaco Venter (born 1987), South African racing cyclist
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Jaco van der Westhuyzen (born 1978), South African rugby player
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Jaco van Zyl (born 1971), South African golfer
Surname
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Charles Jaco (born 1950), American newscaster and radio personality
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David Jaco (born 1954), American boxer
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Wasalu Muhammad Jaco (born 1982), Chicago rapper better known as "Lupe Fiasco"
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William Jaco (born 1940), American mathematician
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Dutch masculine given names