Stanislav or Stanislaus (Latinized form) is a very old given name of Slavic origin, meaning someone who achieves glory or fame. It is common in the Slavic countries of Central and South Eastern Europe. The name has spread to many non-Slavic languages as well, such as French (Stanislas), German, and others.
The feminine form is Stanislava.
In the Polish language, the name Stanisław has the following diminutives: Stach, Stan, Stańko, Staś, Stasio, Stasiu, Stasiek, Staszek.
Variants: Stasław, Tasław.
Its feminine form is Stanisława.
Stasiek, Stach may also be a surname.
Other derived surnames:
Stachow, Stachowiak, (fem.: Stachowiakowa, Stachowiakówna) Stachowicz Stachowska Stachowski Stachurka StachwiakStanisławski (fem. Stanisławska), StanczakStasiak, Stasicki, Stasiewski, Stasiński, Staśkiewicz, StasikStaszak (Staszakowa), Staszewski, Staszkiewicz, StaszynskiIn the Russian language, the name Stanislav is usually abbreviated to Stas (diminutive Stasik).
In the Slovene language, the name Stanislav is usually abbreviated either to Stanko, Stano or Staňo.
Станіслаў / Stanisłaŭ (Belarusian), Stanislav (Croatian, Czech, Serbian, Slovak and Slovene), Станіслав (Ukrainian), Станислав (Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian), Stanislas (French), Stanislaus (German, Latin), Stanislovas (Lithuanian), Staņislavs (Latvian), Stanislao (Italian), Estanislau (Portuguese), Ainéislis (Irish/Gaelic), Estanislao (Spanish) and Szaniszló (Magyar/Hungarian).
It can easily be Anglicized to "Stanley" in English with the nickname "Stan" (as in Stan Musial), even if "Stanley" has an alternative English origin. "Stoshu" is sometimes used as an anglicized spelling.
Stanisław Kazimierczyk (1433–1489)Stanislaus Kostka (1550–1568)Stanislaus of Szczepanów (1030–1079)Stanisław Leszczyński (1677–1766), King of PolandStanisław of Masovia (1501–1524), Duke of MasoviaStanisław August Poniatowski (1732–1798), King of PolandArt, film and television
Estanislao del Campo (1834–1880), Argentine poetStanislas de Guaita (1861–1897), French poet, expert on esotericism and European mysticismStanisław Szukalski (1893–1987), Polish-born painter and sculptorStanislav Bartůšek (born 1961), Czech television journalistStanislav Govorukhin (born 1936), Russian film directorStanislav Holý (1943–1998), Czech graphic artist, caricaturist, and designer of animated filmsStanislav Ianevski (born 1985), Bulgarian actor who played Viktor Krum in Harry PotterStanislav Kolíbal (born 1925), Czech artistStanisław Jerzy Lec (1909–1966), Polish poet and aphoristStanisław Lem (1921–2006), Polish science fiction author and philosopherStanislav Lyubshin (born 1933), Russian actor, film director and People's Artist of the RSFSR (1981)Stanislas Merhar (born 1971), French actor of Slovene descentStanislao Nievo (1928–2006), Italian writer, journalist and directorStanislav Rapotec (1911–1997), painter and patriotStanislav Sokolov (born 1947), Russian stop-motion animation directorStanislas Torrents (1839–1916), French painterStanislaus "Stan" Valchek, character in The WireStanko Vraz (1810–1851), Slovenian-Croatian poetStanisław Wyspiański (1869–1907), Polish playwright, painter and poetStan Borys (born 1941), Polish singer-songwriter, actor, director and poetMilitary and politics
Stanislas Marie Adelaide, comte de Clermont-Tonnerre (1757–1792), French aristocrat, military officer and politicianStanislas de Boufflers (1738–1815), French statesman and writerStane Dolanc (1925–1999), Slovenian and Yugoslav Communist politicianStanislav Galić (born 1943), Bosnian Serb commanderStanislav Gross (1969–2015), former Prime Minister of the Czech RepublicStanislav Hazheev (born 1941), Minister of Defence in TransnistriaStanislav of Kiev, last Kiev ruler of the Rurik DynastyStanisław Koniecpolski (c.1592–1646), Polish nobleman, voivode of SandomierzStanislav Kosior (1889–1939), Polish-born Soviet politicianEstanislao López (1786–1838), governor and caudillo of Santa Fe, ArgentinaStanisław Maczek (1892–1994), Polish tank commander of World War IIStanislav Melnyk (1961–2015), Ukrainian politicianStanisław Narutowicz or Stanislovas Narutavičius (1862–1932), Polish-Lithuanian lawyer and politicianStanislav Petrov (born c.1939), retired Soviet Air Defense Forces lieutenant colonelStanislav Poplavsky (1902–1973), general in the Soviet and Polish armiesStanislav Shushkevich (born 1934), Belarusian statesman and scientistStanisław Sosabowski (1892–1967), Polish general in World War IIStanislaw Tillich (born 1959), German CDU politician of Sorbian ethnicityStanislav Zas (born 1964), Belarusian secretary of the Security Council of BelarusStanislav Zimprich (1916–1942), Czech pilot who flew with the RAF in the Battle of BritainStanisław Żółkiewski (1547–1620), Polish szlachta (nobleman), magnate and military commanderStanislav Binički (1874–1942), Serbian composer, conductor and pedagogueStanislav Bunin (born 1966), Russian-born pianistStanislao Gastaldon (1861–1939), Italian composer of light musicStanislao Mattei (1750–1825), Italian composer, musicologist and teacherStanisław Moniuszko (1819–1872), Belarus-born Polish composer, conductor and teacherStanko Premrl (1880–1965), author of the music for the Slovenian National AnthemStanislav Angelov (born 1978), Bulgarian footballerEstanislau Basora (1926–2012), Spanish Catalan footballerStanislav Cherchesov (born 1963), Russian football manager and former international goalkeeperStanislav Chistov (born 1983), Russian ice hockey playerStanislav Genchev (born 1981), Bulgarian footballerEstanislao Goya (born 1988), Argentine professional golferStanislav Griga (born 1961), Slovak retired football player and managerStanislav Henych (born 1949), Czechoslovakian cross-country skierStanislas Julien (1797–1873), French sinologistStanislav Lopukhov (born 1972), Russian breaststroke swimmerStanislav Loska (born 1968), Czech paralympic athleteStanislav Manolev (born 1985), Bulgarian footballerStanislav "Slava" Medvedenko (born 1979), Ukrainian basketball playerStan Mikita (born Stanislav Guoth, 1940), Slovak/Canadian ice hockey player for the Chicago BlackhawksStanislav Morozov (born 1979), Ukrainian pairs figure skaterStanislav Neckář (born 1975), Czech ice hockey playerStanislav Nedkov (born 1981), Bulgarian mixed martial arts fighterStanislav Ossinskiy (born 1984), Kazakhstani backstroke swimmerStanislav Pozdnyakov (born 1973), Russian fencerStanislav Prins (born 1988), Estonian footballerStanisław Rola (born 1957), Polish race walkerStanislav Rumenov (born 1980), Bulgarian footballerStanislav Šesták (born 1982), Slovak football strikerStanislav Stoyanov (born 1976), Bulgarian football defenderEstanislao Struway, (born 1968) Paraguayan football midfielderStanislav Tarasenko (born 1966), Russian long jumperStanislav Timchenko (born 1983), Russian figure skaterStanislav Varga (born 1972), Slovak footballerStanislav Vlček (born 1976), Czech football strikerStanislas "Stan" Wawrinka (born 1985), Swiss professional tennis playerStanislav Zabrodsky (born 1962), Kazakh archerStanislav Zakharov (born 1981), Russian pairs figure skaterStanislav Zhuk (died 1998), Soviet figure skater and coachEstanislao (c. 1798–1838), Native American chieftainStanislav Andreski (born 1919), Polish-British sociologistStanko Bloudek (1890–1959), Slovenian plane and automobile designerStanislao Cannizzaro (1826–1910), Italian chemist remembered for the Cannizzaro reaction and the Karlsruhe Congress of 1860Stanisław Dziwisz (born 1939), a Polish prelate of the Roman Catholic ChurchStanislav Grof (born 1931), one of the founders of the field of transpersonal psychologyStanislaus Grumman, character from His Dark MaterialsStanislaus Hosius (1504–1579), Polish Roman Catholic cardinal and Prince-Bishop of WarmiaStanislaus Joyce (1884–1955), brother of James JoyceStanislav Kriventsov (born 1973), international chess masterStanisław Mazur (1905–1981), Polish mathematicianStanislaus von Prowazek (1875–1912), Czech zoologist and parasitologistStanislav Segert (1921–2005), scholar of Semitic languagesStanislav Shatsky (1878–1934), late Tsarist and early Soviet humanistic educator, writer, and educational administratorStanislav Shwarts (1919–1976), Soviet ecologist and zoologistStanislav Strumilin (1877–1974), Soviet economist who developed the Strumilin indexStanisław Trepczyński (1924–1993), Polish diplomatStanislaw Ulam (1909–1984), Polish born American mathematicianStanislav Vydra (1741–1804), Bohemian writer, mathematician and Jesuit