Jesko

Jesko is a male given name and a very rarely used family name.

It occurs as a first name in the extensive Puttkamer and Dohna families .

Origin and meaning

Jesko comes from Slavic , the name is short for Jaromir or Jaroslav . It means “brave, proud, tried in battle”. One variant is Jesco .

A connection with Polish rulers' names (see Mieszko I. ) cannot be ruled out.

Name bearer

• Jesko Friedrich (* 1974), German actor, editor and author
• Jesco von Puttkamer (civil servant) (1841–1918), German civil servant and politician
• Jesco von Puttkamer (writer) (1858–1916), German publicist and travel writer
• Jesco von Puttkamer (officer) (1876–1959), German lieutenant general
• Jesco von Puttkamer (editor) (1903–1969), German editor
• Jesco von Puttkamer (head of propaganda) (1903–1973), Nazi propagandist in Shanghai
• Jesco von Puttkamer (publicist) (1919–1987), German publicist and diplomat
• Jesco von Puttkamer (aerospace engineer) (1933–2012), German-American aerospace engineer, NASA manager and author
• Jesco Wirthgen (* 1977), German actor and speaker

Fictional character

In the series Bad Cop - criminally good , Jesko is the name of the twin brother whose identity the main character adopts.