Given name
Zdena
“from Sidon”
Zdena is a variant of Zdenka. In Slovene use, Zdenka carries the interpretation “from Sidon.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Zdena is a variant of Zdenka. In Slovene use, Zdenka carries the interpretation “from Sidon.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Zdena is a feminine form of Zdeněk. An origin associated with Zdeněk is Latin.
Explained through its name family
Zdena’s family of names
In Czech usage, Zdena has a diminutive in Zdenička. Zdena is a feminine form of Zdeněk. Zdena has a related form in Zdenka.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Zdena
- Zdena StudenkováSlovak actressborn 1954
- Zdena SalivarováCzech singer, translator, writer and publisher (1933–2025)
- Zdena HerfortováCzech actressborn 1945
- Zdena HadrbolcováCzech actress (1937–2023)
- Zdena FrýbováCzech humorist, publicist and bookwriter (1934–2010)
- Zdena PešatováCzech ski jumperborn 1999
- Zdena TominováCzech novelist1941–2020
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