English Explanatory Dictionary

Stanko

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

Stanko Stankos

Etymology

* As a common Slavic surname, from Polish, Slovak, Ukrainian, Carpathian Rusyn, and Slovene Stanko, a pet form of Stanislav, Stanisław, based on stan (“to stay”), from Proto-Slavic *stojati (“to stand”). Compare Stanco, Stanjko. * Also possibly shortened from Stankowski and its variations, such as Serbo-Croatian Stanković and Slovak Stankovič. See Stankovic. Also compare Stank.

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