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Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

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Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

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Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...

, variant = Wanka, Wanke,

Wank Wank may refer to: * WANK (computer worm), a computer worm that attacked DEC VAX/VMS systems through DECnet in 1989 * WXTY, a radio station (99.9 FM) licensed to serve Lafayette, Florida, United States, which held the call sign WANK from 2010 to 2 ...

; Wenzel, Wentzel, Więcław,

Wacław Wacław is a Polish masculine given name. It is a borrowing of cz, Václav, Latinized as Wenceslaus. For etymology and cognates in other languages, see Wenceslaus. It may refer to: *Wacław Leszczyński (disambiguation), Wacław Leszczyński *W ...

Wenzeslaus Wenceslaus, Wenceslas, Wenzeslaus and Wenzslaus (and other similar names) are Latinized forms of the Slavic names#In Slovakia and Czech_Republic, Czech name Václav. The other language versions of the name are german: Wenzel, pl, Wacław, Więces� ...

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Czech language Czech (; Czech ), historically also Bohemian (; ''lingua Bohemica'' in Latin), is a West Slavic language of the Czech–Slovak group, written in Latin script. Spoken by over 10 million people, it serves as the official language of the Czech Re ...

surname that is a diminutive of the name

Václav 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. Nicknames are: Vašek, Vašík, Venca, Venda For ...

or Veceslav, which means "greater glory", from the

Old Slavic Old Church Slavonic or Old Slavonic () was the first Slavic literary language. Historians credit the 9th-century Byzantine missionaries Saints Cyril and Methodius with standardizing the language and using it in translating the Bible and other ...

elements ' "greater" and ' "glory".''Dictionary of American Family Names''
"Vacek Family History"
Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 14 January 2016. Alternative spellings of the name include Vaněk, Vaňková, Vankova, and Wanek. The name may refer to: *

Chase Wright Vanek ''Halloween II'' is a 2009 American slasher film written, directed, and produced by Rob Zombie. The film is a sequel to Zombie's 2007 remake of 1978's ''Halloween'' and the tenth installment in the ''Halloween'' franchise. The story follows ...

(born 1996), American actor *

Connie Wanek Connie Wanek (born June 1, 1952) is an American poet. Life She was born in Madison, Wisconsin, and grew up in Las Cruces, New Mexico. In 1989, she moved with her family to Duluth, Minnesota. She now divides her time between Minnesota and New Mex ...

(born 1952), American poet *

František Vaněk František Vaněk (3 December 1931 – 2 September 2020) was a Czech ice hockey player who competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics and in the 1960 Winter Olympics. Vaněk was born in Uherský Ostroh, Czechoslovakia , rue, Чеськослов ...

(born 1931), Czech ice hockey player * Jan Vaněk (born 1979), Czech athlete *

Jaroslav Vanek Jaroslav (also written as Yaroslav or Jarosław in other Slavic languages) is a Czech and Slovak first name, pagan in origin. There are several possible origins of the name Jaroslav. It is very likely that originally the two elements of the nam ...

(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 Karel Vaněk (19 May 1895 – 24 February 1958), was a Czech chess player, unofficial Chess Olympiad team gold medal winner (1924). Biography In the first half of the 1920s Karel Vaněk was one of Czechoslovakia's leading chess players. He has ...

(1895–1958), Czech chess master * Kateřina Vaňková (born 1989), Czech tennis player *

Ludmila Vaňková Ludmila Vaňková (27 May 1927 – 3 February 2022) was a Czech writer.(1990) 17 Science Fiction Studies 5Google Books/ref> She is the author of the ''Lev a růže'' tetralogy A tetralogy (from Greek τετρα- ''tetra-'', "four" and -λο� ...

, Czech writer *

Margit Vanek Margit Vanek (born 25 February 1986 in Budapest), is a Hungarian professional triathlete, number 5 of the 2010 Hungarian ''Ranglista,'' and the Aquathlon World Champion of the year 2010. Vanek also takes part in non ITU races, e.g. the first '' ...

(born 1986), Hungarian athlete *

Miroslav Wanek Miroslav Wanek (, born 7 April 1962) is a Czech musician, poet, and lyricist. He is the frontman for the avant-garde punk rock group Už jsme doma, in which he has served as lead vocalist since 1986, bassist from 1986 to 1988, guitarist and k ...

(born 1962), Czech writer *

Ollie Vanek Ollie Charles Vanek (August 23, 1908 — June 29, 2000) was an American professional baseball player, manager and scout. He is best known as the talent-spotter who discovered future Baseball Hall of Famer Stan Musial for the St. Louis Cardinals ...

(1908–2000), American baseball player and manager *

Ondřej Vaněk Ondřej Vaněk (born 25 September 1990) is a Czech football central midfielder who plays for SK Dolní Chabry. He has also played for the Czech under-21 team. Club career On 9 July 2016, he signed a four-year contract with the Russian side Ufa ...

(born 1990), Czech footballer * Richard Vaněk (born 1991), Czech footballer *

Ronald G. Wanek Ronald G. Wanek (born 1941) is an American billionaire businessman, and the founder and chairman of Ashley Furniture Industries. Early life Wanek grew up on a dairy farm in Minnesota, where his grandfather and great uncle built furniture as a ...

(born 1941), American businessman *

Šárka Vaňková Šárka Vaňková (born 30 October 1987) is a Czech singer. Biography She was born in Chrudim and raised in Jirkov. She was a contestant on ''Česko hledá SuperStar'' (aka Pop Idol) in 2004. After finishing in second place with 621,235 votes, V ...

(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

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Ferdinand Vaněk Ferdinand is a Germanic name composed of the elements "protection", "peace" (PIE "to love, to make peace") or alternatively "journey, travel", Proto-Germanic , abstract noun from root "to fare, travel" (PIE , "to lead, pass over"), and "co ...

, fictional character in the works of Václav Havel and other

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