Zdeněk is a
Czech given name derived from the
Latin name
Sidonius. contested the relation with the Latin name, and an alternative etymology is a diminutive of
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 ...
.
[Jan Svoboda, Staročeská osobní jména se základem sd , sdě-, :Onomastica nr 7, r. IV, z. 2, Wrocław 1958]
The South Slavic counterpart is
Zdenko. The feminine counterpart is
Zdenka.
In
Slovenian, it means