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 ''
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 or Zdeněk Fibich, Czech composer
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Zdenko Hans Skraup, Czech Austrian chemist
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Zdenko Kobešćak, Croatian footballer
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Zdenko Kolar, Serbian bass guitarist
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Zdenko Kožul, Croatian chess grandmaster
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Zdenko Seselja
Zdenko Matthew "Zed" Seselja (born 27 March 1977) is an Australian politician who was a Senator for the Australian Capital Territory from 2013 to 2022, representing the Liberal Party. He was the Minister for International Development and the P ...
, 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