Jesko or Jesco is a male given name, which is used among

Slavs Slavs are the largest European ethnolinguistic group. They speak the various Slavic languages, belonging to the larger Balto-Slavic branch of the Indo-European languages. Slavs are geographically distributed throughout northern Eurasia, main ...

and in

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

. It is a short form of

Jaromir Jaromír, Jaromir, Jaroměr is a Slavic male given name. Origin and meaning Jaromír is a West Slavic given name composed of two stems ''jaro'' and ''mír''. The meaning is not definite: *Polish ''jary'' (archaic) = „spry, young, strong“; ''m ...

or Jaroslaw and may mean "the peaceful one", "the brave one", "the proud one" or "the soldierly one". There may be a link with the name of Polish ruler

Mieszko I of Poland Mieszko I (; – 25 May 992) was the first ruler of Poland and the founder of the first independent Polish state, the Duchy of Poland. His reign stretched from 960 to his death and he was a member of the Piast dynasty, a son of Siemomysł and ...

. Like many traditional names ending with -ko such as

Aiko is a female Japanese given name. is a Japanese surname, also romanized as Aikoh or Aiko. Aiko or Ayko is also a traditional male given name in Scandinavia and especially northern Germany. In Germany it is considered one of the old "gentr ...

, the name Jesko is somewhat associated with the gentry in Germany, but also used by other families. It is popular in the "von Puttkammer" family. Because it is an old name it is used in the more traditional minded population and is rare among the general population. Notable people with name include: *

Jesko Friedrich Jesko Friedrich (born 2 April 1974 in Gießen) is a German comedy television actor and writer. Early life and career Friedrich grew up in Lübeck and has a doctorate in German studies at the Georg-August-Universität in Göttingen. Friedrich st ...

, German comedic television actor and writer *

Jesco von Puttkamer Jesco Hans Heinrich Max Freiherr von Puttkamer () was a German-American aerospace engineer, senior manager at NASA, and a pulp science fiction writer. He was an advocate of human space exploration, and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence ...

, German-American aerospace engineer and senior NASA manager * Jesko Albert Eugen von Puttkamer, German colonial military chief *

Jesko Raffin Jesko Raffin (born 12 June 1996) is a Swiss motorcycle racer. He was the FIM CEV Moto2 champion in 2014 and 2018. Career Raffin made his debut in the Moto2 World Championship in with GP Team Switzerland as a replacement for the injured Randy ...

, Swiss motorcycle racer *

Jesco White Jesco White, also known as the "Dancing Outlaw" (born July 30, 1956) is an American folk dancer and entertainer. He is best known as the subject of three American documentary films that detail his desire to follow in his famous father's footstep ...

, Entertainer from Boone County, West Virginia. Subject of the documentary “Dancing Outlaw.”

Other

Koenigsegg Jesko The Koenigsegg Jesko is a limited production mid-engine sports car produced by Swedish automobile manufacturer Koenigsegg. Introduced at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show, the car succeeds the Agera. The name ''Jesko'' is a tribute to the company fo ...

, a mid-engine sports car produced by Swedish automobile manufacturer

Koenigsegg Koenigsegg Automotive AB () is a Swedish manufacturer of high-performance sports cars based in Ängelholm, Skåne County, Sweden. Company The company was founded in 1994 in Sweden by Christian von Koenigsegg, with the intention of producing ...

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