Gender Masculine
Scripts Станислав(Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Church Slavic) Станіслав(Ukrainian)
Pronounced Pron. STA-nyi-slaf(Czech) STA-nyee-slow(Slovak) stə-nyi-SLAF(Russian)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Derived from the Slavic elements stani meaning "stand, become" combined with slava meaning "glory".

Related Names

DiminutivesSlava, Stas(Russian) Stas(Ukrainian) Stanko(Bulgarian) Stane, Stanko(Slovene) Stanko(Serbian) Stanko(Croatian)
Feminine FormsStanislava, Stáňa(Czech) Stanislava(Slovak) Stanislava, Stasya(Russian) Stanislava, Stanka(Bulgarian) Stanislava, Stanka(Slovene) Stanislava, Stana(Serbian) Stanislava, Stana, Stanka(Croatian)
Other Languages & CulturesStanislau(Belarusian) Stanislas(History) Stanislao(Italian) Staņislavs(Latvian) Stanislovas, Stasys(Lithuanian) Stanisław(Polish) Estanislao(Spanish)

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   wholesome   strong   refined   strange   complex   serious  

Name Days

Bulgaria: December 5
Croatia: April 11
Croatia: April 26
Croatia: October 14
Croatia: November 13
Czechia: May 7
Slovakia: November 13

Categories

Sources & References

  1. Goldschmidt, Paul. A Dictionary of Period Russian Names, available from https://heraldry.sca.org/names/paul/.
Entry updated February 4, 2020