Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
How it developed
In Czech usage, Zdeněk is a diminutive of Zdeslav.
Zdeněk’s family of names
Zdeněk has an affectionate form in Zdenko. Zdeněk has a feminine form in Zdena. In Czech usage, Zdeněk has a related form in Zdenek.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 14
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 5
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Zdeněk
- Zdeněk GrygeraCzech footballerborn 1980
- Zdeněk MilerCzech animator and illustrator (1921–2011)
- Zdeněk ZemanCzech soccer coach (born 1947)
- Zdeněk NehodaCzech footballerborn 1952
- Zdeněk ŠtybarCzech cyclistborn 1985
- Zdeněk FibichCzech conductor, music educator, composer and choirmaster (1850-1900)
- Zdeněk SvěrákCzech actorborn 1936
- Zdeněk PospěchCzech footballerborn 1978
- Zdeněk FierlingerCzechoslovak member of Czechoslovak national parliament, legioneer, minister of industry and Czechoslovak politician (1891-1976)
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