| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Languages | Czech, Slovak, Polish |
| Meaning | diminutive form of Czech: Václav |
| Region of origin | Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria; Poland (Waniek) |
| Other names | |
| Variant forms | Wanka, Wanke, Wank; Wenzel, Wentzel, Więcław, Wacław, Wenzeslaus (Wenceslaus), Wenz |
Vaněk (feminine Vaňková) is a Czech language surname that is a diminutive of the name Václav or Veceslav, which means "greater glory", from the Old Slavic elements viece "greater" and slav "glory".[1][2] Alternative spellings of the name include Vaněk, Vaňková, Vankova, Waniek and Wanek. The name may refer to:
- Chase Wright Vanek (born 1996), American actor
- Danuta Waniek (born 1946), Polish politician and academic teacher
- Connie Wanek (born 1952), American poet
- František Vaněk (1931–2020), Czech ice hockey player
- Henryk Waniek (born 1942), Polish artist, stage-set designer
- Herbert Waniek (1897–1949), Austrian stage actor, theatrical producer and impresario
- Jan Vaněk (born 1979), Czech athlete
- Jaroslav Vanek (1930–2017), American economist
- Jean-Pierre Vanek (born 1969), Luxembourgian footballer
- Jiří Vaněk (tennis) (born 1978), Czech tennis player
- Joe Vaněk (born 1948), British opera designer and director
- Karel Vaněk (1895–1958), Czech chess master
- Kateřina Vaňková (born 1989), Czech tennis player
- Ludmila Vaňková, Czech writer
- Margit Vanek (born 1986), Hungarian athlete
- Marilyn Nelson Waniek (born 1946), American poet and translator
- Miroslav Wanek (born 1962), Czech writer
- Ollie Vanek (1908–2000), American baseball player and manager
- Ondřej Vaněk (born 1990), Czech footballer
- Richard Vaněk (born 1991), Czech footballer
- Ronald G. Wanek (born 1941), American businessman
- Šárka Vaňková (born 1987), Czech singer
- Thomas Vanek (born 1984), Austrian ice hockey player
- Todd R. Wanek (born 1963), American businessman
- Zdeněk Vaněk (born 1968), Czech handball player
Fictional characters
[edit]- Ferdinand Vaněk, fictional character in the works of Václav Havel and other
- Quartermaster Sergeant-Major Vaněk from The Good Soldier Švejk
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Dictionary of American Family Names. "Vanek Family History", Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 14 January 2016.
- ^ Dictionary of American Family Names. "Vacek Family History", Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 14 January 2016.
This page lists people with the surname Vanek, Vaněk, Vaňková, Vankova, Wanek.
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