Zdenko is a male given name of
Slovak,
Slovene or
Croatian origin. It is the Slavic version of the name Sidonius (meaning ''of
Sidon
Sidon ( ; he, צִידוֹן, ''Ṣīḏōn'') known locally as Sayda or Saida ( ar, صيدا ''Ṣaydā''), is the third-largest city in Lebanon. It is located in the South Governorate, of which it is the capital, on the Mediterranean coast. ...
''). Other explanation are given as coming from the slavic term ''
zidati'', meaning to build or to create or ''
zdenac
Zdenac is a village in Croatia, under the Tounj municipality, in Karlovac County
Karlovac County ( hr, Karlovačka županija) is a county in central Croatia, with the administrative center in Karlovac.
The city of Karlovac is a fort from the ...
'' meaning a well.
It is also seen as a diminutive of the given name
Zdeslav Zdeslav or Zdislav may refer to:
People
*Zdeslav of Croatia, a Prince of Dalmatian Croatia
* Zdeslav of Sternberg, Czech nobleman
* Zdislav Soroko, Soviet canoer
*Zdeslav Vrdoljak, Croatian water polo player
Places
*Zdeslav, a village and part of ...
or
Zdenek.
People with this name
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Zdenko Babić, Croatian basketball player
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Zdenko Baotić, Bosnian footballer
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Zdenko Fibich
Zdenko is a male given name of Slovak language, Slovak, Slovene language, Slovene or Croatian language, Croatian origin. It is the Slavic version of the name Sidonius (meaning ''of Sidon''). Other explanation are given as coming from the slavic ter ...
or Zdeněk Fibich, Czech composer
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Zdenko Hans Skraup
Zdenko Hans Skraup (March 3, 1850 – September 10, 1910) was a Czech-Austrian chemist who discovered the Skraup reaction, the first quinoline synthesis.
Life
Skraup was born in Prague, where he attended the Oberrealschule from 1860 till 1866 ...
, Czech Austrian chemist
*
Zdenko Kobešćak
Zdenko is a male given name of Slovak, Slovene or Croatian origin. It is the Slavic version of the name Sidonius (meaning ''of Sidon''). Other explanation are given as coming from the slavic term '' zidati'', meaning to build or to create or ''z ...
, Croatian footballer
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Zdenko Kolar
Zdenko Kolar ( sr-cyr, Зденко Колар) is a Serbian bass guitarist, most notable as the member of Idoli and Zona B.
Biography
Kolar was born in Zemun in 1956 where he lived until 1963 when he moved to inner town in Belgrade. He moved t ...
, Serbian bass guitarist
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Zdenko Kožul
Zdenko Kožul (born 21 May 1966) is a Croatian chess player. He holds the title of grandmaster (chess), Grandmaster and was the 2006 European champion.
Chess career
Born in the north-western Bosnian town of Bihać (then Socialist Federal Republi ...
, Croatian chess grandmaster
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Zdenko Seselja, Australian politician
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Zdenko Runjić, Croatian songwriter
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Zdenko Strba or Zdeno Štrba, Slovak footballer
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Zdenko Trebuľa, President of the Košice Self-governing Region since 2006
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Zdenko Verdenik, Slovenian football manager
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Zdenko Zorko, Croatian Olympic handball player
See also
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Zdenka
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Zdeněk
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Slavic names
Given names originating from the Slavic languages are most common in Slavic countries.
The main types of Slavic names:
* Two-basic names, often ending in mir/měr (''Ostromir/měr'', ''Tihomir/měr'', '' Němir/měr''), *voldъ (''Vsevolod'', ...
References
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Czech masculine given names
Slovak masculine given names
Croatian masculine given names
Slavic masculine given names