Stanislav (given name)
Given name of Slavic origin
Stanislav Gender male Word/name Slavic Meaning stani ("to become") + slava ("glory, fame")Alternative spelling Stanislaus (Latin, German), Stanislav (Slovak), Stanislau, Stanislaw (Belarusian), Stanislas (French), Staņislavs (Latvian), Stanislovas (Lithuanian), Stanisław (Polish), Estanislau (Portuguese), Estanislao (Spanish), Szaniszló (Hungarian)
Stanislav or Stanislaus (Latinized form) is a given name of Slavic origin , meaning someone who achieves glory or fame. It is common in the Slavic countries of Central and Eastern Europe and Southeast Europe . The name has spread to many non-Slavic languages as well, such as French (Stanislas ), German, and others.
The feminine form is Stanislava .
Polish language
In Polish , the name Stanisław diminutives : Stach, Stan, Stańko, Staś , Stasio, Stasiek, Staszek. By 15th century the following diminutives were recorded: Stachnię , Stachnik , Stachno , Stachosz , Stachura , Stacher , Stachyr , Stachyra , Stasz , Staszak , Staszeczko , Staszek , Staszel , Stasiu . Many of them turned into family names.[ 1]
Variants: Stasław, Tasław, Stanislaw.
Its feminine form is Stanisława .
Stasiek , Stach may also be surnames.
Other derived surnames:
Stachow , Stachowiak , (fem.: Stachowiakowa , Stachowiakówna ) Stachowicz Stachowska Stachowski Stachurka Stachwiak Stanisławski (fem. Stanisławska ), Stanczak Stasiak , Stasicki , Stasiewski , Stasiński , Stasiuk , Staśkiewicz , Stasik Staszak (Staszakowa), Staszewski , Staszkiel , Staszkiewicz , Staszyński (Ukrainian: Stashynsky )
East Slavic languages
In Belarusian, Russian, and Ukrainian, the diminutive forms of the name are Stas , Stas' and Stasik .
Slovene
In Slovene , the name Stanislav is usually abbreviated either to Stanko, Stano or Slavko.
Other
Станіслаў / Stanisłaŭ (Belarusian), Stanislav Станіслав (Ukrainian), Станислав (Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian, Macedonian), Stanislas Stanislaus Stanislovas Staņislavs Stanislao Estanislau Ainéislis Estanislao Szaniszló
This given name is often Anglicized to "Stanley", although "Stanley" has non-Slavic origin as well in English-speaking countries.
People with the name
Saints
Roman Catholic Prelates
Monarchs
Stanislav Aseyev (born 1989), Ukrainian writer and journalistStanisław Baj (born 1953), Polish painterStanisław Bareja (1929–1987), Polish filmmakerEstanislao del Campo (1834–1880), Argentine poetStanislas de Guaita (1861–1897), French poet, expert on esotericism and European mysticismStanislav Bartůšek (born 1961), Czech television journalistStanislav Govorukhin (1936–2018), Russian film directorStanislav Holý (1943–1998), Czech graphic artist, caricaturist, and designer of animated filmsStanislav Ianevski (born 1985), Bulgarian actor who played Viktor Krum in Harry Potter Stanislav Kolíbal (born 1925), Czech artistStanisław Jerzy Lec (1909–1966), Polish poet and aphoristStanisław Lem (1921–2006), Polish science fiction author and philosopherStanislav Latal (1919-1994), Czech animatorStanislav Lyubshin (born 1933), Russian actor, film director and People's Artist of the RSFSR (1981)Stanisław Masłowski (1853–1926), Polish painterStanislas Merhar (born 1971), French actor of Slovene descentStanislao Nievo (1928–2006), Italian writer, journalist and directorStanislav Rapotec (1911–1997), painter and patriotStanislav Sadalsky , Soviet and Russian actorStanislav Sokolov (born 1947), Russian stop-motion animation directorStanisław Szukalski (1893–1987), Polish-born painter and sculptorStanislas Torrents (1839–1916), French painterStanislaus "Stan" Valchek , character in The Wire Stanko Vraz (1810–1851), Slovenian-Croatian poetStanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz (1885–1939), Polish writer, playwright, painter and philosopherStanisław Wyspiański (1869–1907), Polish playwright, painter and poetStan Borys (born 1941), Polish singer-songwriter, actor, director and poetBern Nadette Stanis (born Bernadette Stanislas 1953), American actressFranchot Tone (born Stanislaus Pascal Franchot Tone), American actor
Military and politics
Stanislas Marie Adelaide, comte de Clermont-Tonnerre (1757–1792), French aristocrat, military officer and politicianStanislas de Boufflers (1738–1815), French statesman and writerStane Dolanc (1925–1999), Slovenian and Yugoslav Communist politicianStanislav Galić (born 1943), Bosnian Serb commanderStanislav Gross (1969–2015), former Prime Minister of the Czech RepublicStanisław Grzmot-Skotnicki (1894–1939), Polish military commander and a general of the Polish Army, one of the principal commanders of Battle of Tuchola Forest Stanislav Hazheev (born 1941), Minister of Defence in TransnistriaStanislav Hurenko , leader of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Stanislav of Kiev , last Kiev ruler of the Rurik DynastyStanisław Koniecpolski (c.1592–1646), Polish nobleman, voivode of SandomierzStanislav Kosior (1889–1939), Polish-born Soviet politicianEstanislao López (1786–1838), governor and caudillo of Santa Fe, ArgentinaStanisław Maczek (1892–1994), Polish tank commander of World War IIStanislav Melnyk (1961–2015), Ukrainian politicianStanisław Narutowicz or Stanislovas Narutavičius (1862–1932), Polish-Lithuanian lawyer and politicianStanislav Petrov (1939–2017), Soviet Air Defense Forces lieutenant colonelStanislav Poplavsky (1902–1973), general in the Soviet and Polish armiesStanislav Shushkevich (1934–2022), Belarusian statesman and scientistStanisław Świtalski , Polish colonel generalStanisław Sosabowski (1892–1967), Polish general in World War IIStanislaw Tillich (born 1959), German CDU politician of Sorbian ethnicityStanislav Zimprich (1916–1942), Czech pilot who flew with the RAF in the Battle of BritainStanisław Żółkiewski (1547–1620), Polish szlachta (nobleman), magnate and military commanderStanisław Żółtek (born 1956), Polish politician and a former member of the European Parliament
Music
Stanislav Baretsky (born 1972), Russian musicianStanislav Binički (1874–1942), Serbian composer, conductor and pedagogueStanislav Bunin (born 1966), Russian-born pianistStanislas de Barbeyrac , French operatic tenorStanislao Gastaldon (1861–1939), Italian composer of light musicStanislav Ioudenitch (born 1971), Uzbekistani-born pianistStanislao Mattei (1750–1825), Italian composer, musicologist and teacherStanisław Moniuszko (1819–1872), Polish composer, conductor and teacherStanko Premrl (1880–1965), author of the music for the Slovenian National AnthemNiska (born Stanislas Dinga Pinto), French rapper
Sports
Stanislav Angelov (born 1978), Bulgarian footballerEstanislau Basora (1926–2012), Spanish Catalan footballerStanislav Cherchesov (born 1963), Russian football manager and former international goalkeeperStanislav Chistov (born 1983), Russian ice hockey playerStanislav Genchev (born 1981), Bulgarian footballerEstanislao Goya (born 1988), Argentine professional golferStanislav Griga (born 1961), Slovak retired football player and managerStanislav Henych (born 1949), Czech cross-country skierStanislav Iljutcenko (born 1990), Russian-German footballerStanislav Ivanov (born 1999), Bulgarian footballerStanislas Julien (1797–1873), French sinologistStanislav Lopukhov (born 1972), Russian breaststroke swimmerStanislav Loska (born 1968), Czech paralympic athleteStanislav Manolev (born 1985), Bulgarian footballerStanislav "Slava" Medvedenko (born 1979), Ukrainian basketball playerStan Mikita (born Stanislav Guoth, 1940–2018), Slovak/Canadian ice hockey player for the Chicago BlackhawksStanislav Morozov (born 1979), Ukrainian pairs figure skaterStan Musial (born Stanisław Musiał, 1920–2013), American baseball playerStanislav Neckář (born 1975), Czech ice hockey playerStanislav Nedkov (born 1981), Bulgarian mixed martial arts fighterStanislav Ossinskiy (born 1984), Kazakhstani backstroke swimmerStanislav Pozdnyakov (born 1973), Russian fencer and president of the Russian Olympic CommissionStanislav Prins (born 1988), Estonian footballerStanisław Rola (born 1957), Polish race walkerStanislav Rumenov (born 1980), Bulgarian footballerStanislav Šesták (born 1982), Slovak football strikerStanislav Stoyanov (born 1976), Bulgarian football defenderEstanislao Struway , (born 1968) Paraguayan football midfielderStanislav Tarasenko (born 1966), Russian long jumperStanislav Timchenko (born 1983), Russian figure skaterStanislav Varga (born 1972), Slovak footballerStanislav Vlček (born 1976), Czech football strikerStanislas "Stan" Wawrinka (born 1985), Swiss professional tennis playerStanislav Zabrodsky (born 1962), Kazakh archerStanislav Zakharov (born 1981), Russian pairs figure skaterStanislav Zhuk (died 1998), Soviet figure skater and coach
Other
Estanislao (c. 1798–1838), Native American chieftainStanislav (čelnik) (fl. 1377), Serbian nobleStanislav of Lesnovo (fl. 1330–42), Serbian monk-scribeStanislav Andreski (1919–2007), Polish-British sociologistStanko Bloudek (1890–1959), Slovenian plane and automobile designerStanislao Cannizzaro (1826–1910), Italian chemist remembered for the Cannizzaro reaction and the Karlsruhe Congress of 1860Stanisław Dziwisz (born 1939), a Polish prelate of the Roman Catholic ChurchStanislav Grof (born 1931), one of the founders of the field of transpersonal psychologyStanislaus Grumman , character from His Dark Materials Stanislaus Hosius (1504–1579), Polish Roman Catholic cardinal and Prince-Bishop of WarmiaStanislaus Joyce (1884–1955), brother of James JoyceStanislaus Katczinsky , All Quiet on the Western Front characterStanislav Kriventsov (born 1973), international chess masterStanislaw "Stanley" Kuklinski (1906–1977), father of Richard Kuklinski
Stanisław Mazur (1905–1981), Polish mathematicianStanislaus von Prowazek (1875–1912), Czech zoologist and parasitologistStanisław Albrecht Radziwiłł , Polish-British nobleman and philanthropistStanislav Segert (1921–2005), scholar of Semitic languagesStanislav Shatsky (1878–1934), late Tsarist and early Soviet humanistic educator, writer, and educational administratorStanislav Shwarts (1919–1976), Soviet ecologist and zoologistStanislav Strumilin (1877–1974), Soviet economist who developed the Strumilin indexStanisław Trepczyński (1924–1993), Polish diplomatStanislaw Ulam (1909–1984), Polish born American mathematicianStanislav Vydra (1741–1804), Bohemian writer, mathematician and JesuitStanislaw Wolf (1962-2013) Medical Professional and Writer
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