Given name & surname
Stanko
“to stand”
Stanko is a surname from Slavic, ultimately from Proto-Slavic. It is used in English, Polish, and Slovak.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Stanko goes back to Proto-Slavic *stojati, meaning “to stand.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Stanko comes from Slavic, and ultimately from Proto-Slavic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Stanko as a surname is an affectionate form of Stanislav.
Stanko’s family of names
Stanko is an affectionate form of Stanislas. In English usage, Stanko as a surname shares a linguistic root with the Serbo-Croatian form Stanković. In German usage, Stanko has a related form in Konstantin.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Stanko has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Slavic roots to each of them.
5 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 9
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Stanequivalent
- Estanislaoequivalent
- Stanislausequivalent
- Станіславequivalent
- Станиславequivalent
- Stanislaoequivalent
- Stanislovasequivalent
- Stanisławequivalent
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People named Stanko
- Stanko TodorovPrime Minister of Bulgaria (1920-1996)
- Stanko VrazSlovene-Croatian writer1810–1851
- Stanko BaraćCroatian basketball player (born 1986)
- Stanko LorgerOlympic athlete (1931-2014)
- Stanko PoklepovićCroatian football coach (1938–2018)
- Stanko TavčarYugoslavian footballer (1898-1945)
- Stanko PremrlCatholic priest and composer (1880-1965)
- Stanko BubaloCroatian footballerborn 1973
- Stanko KaramanYugoslav spelaeologist and biologist (1889-1959)
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