Vanek (surname)

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Vaněk (Vanek, Vaňková, Vankova, and Wanek)
Origin
Region of origin Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria; Poland (Waniek)
Language(s) Czech, Slovak, Polish
Meaning diminutive form of Czech: Václav
Other names
Variant(s) Wanka, Wanke, Wank; Wenzel, Wentzel, Więcław, Wacław, Wenzeslaus (Wenceslaus), Wenz

Vanek 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, and Wanek. The name may refer to:

Czech language West Slavic language spoken in the Czech Republic

Czech, historically also Bohemian, is a West Slavic language of the Czech–Slovak group. Spoken by over 10 million people, it serves as the official language of the Czech Republic. Czech is closely related to Slovak, to the point of mutual intelligibility to a very high degree. Like other Slavic languages, Czech is a fusional language with a rich system of morphology and relatively flexible word order. Its vocabulary has been extensively influenced by Latin and German.

Václav is a Czech male first name of Slavic origin, sometimes translated into English as Wenceslaus or Wenceslas. These forms are derived from the old Slavic/Czech form of this name: Venceslav.

Proto-Slavic proto-language

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References

  1. ↑ Dictionary of American Family Names. "Vanek Family History", Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 14 January 2016.
  2. ↑ Dictionary of American Family Names. "Vacek Family History", Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 14 January 2016.
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