The name "Eelco" is spelled with five letters: E, E, L, C, and O. In IPA phonetic transcription, it is pronounced as /ˈil.koʊ/. The first syllable begins with a close front unrounded vowel sound represented by the symbol /i/. The second syllable is pronounced with an open-mid front unrounded vowel sound represented by the symbol /ɛ/. The final syllable starts with an alveolar lateral approximant /l/ and ends with a close back rounded vowel sound represented by the symbol /oʊ/.