Given name & surname

Aco

“to ward off; to protect”·“man”

Aco is a masculine given name. It is used in Slovene.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Aco is built from elements meaning “to ward off; to protect” and “man” and “man”.

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Where it comes from

Aco comes from Ancient Greek.

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How it developed

From Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος.

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Aco’s family of names

In Serbian usage, Aco has a related form in ACA. In Macedonian usage, Aco is a Roman-alphabet rendering of Ацо.

Walk Aco’s family in the name graph

AcoАцоAca

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Spellings & scripts 1

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Similar names

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Ancient Greek

Assoro

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Ancient Greek

Agatho

“good”

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Ancient Greek

Arsakes

Arsakes is a given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Polish.

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Ancient Greek

Ariste

“the best”

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Ancient Greek

Aleška

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Ancient Greek

Achaikus

“Achaean”

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Ancient Greek

Alicante

“white, bright”

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Ancient Greek

Achelois

Achelois is a surname from Ancient Greek. It is used in Latin.

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Sibling ideas

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