Zdeněk is a

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male given name derived from the

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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 (died 879), Prince of Dalmatian Croatia *Zdeslav of Sternberg (died 1263), Czech nobleman *Zdislav Soroko, Soviet canoer *Zdeslav Vrdoljak (born 1971), Croatian water polo player Places ...

.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.

People with this name

* Zdeněk Altner (1947–2016), Doctor of Laws, is a Czech lawyer and advocate * Zdeněk Adamec (born 1956), retired javelin thrower who represented Czechoslovakia * Zdeněk Bárta (1891–1987), Bohemian Olympic fencer * Jan Zdeněk Bartoš (1908–1981), Czech composer * Zdeněk Bažant (born 1937), Professor at Northwestern University's Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science * Zdeněk Blatný (born 1981), Czech professional ice hockey left wing * Zdeněk Bohutínský (born 1946), Czechoslovak sprint canoeist * Zdeněk Bradáč (born 1981), Czech illusionist, magician, escapologist, juggler and record-breaker * Zdeněk Burian (1905–1981), Czech painter, paleoartist and book illustrator *

Zdeněk Černický Zdeněk Černický (7 January 1914 – ?) was a Czechoslovak canoeist who took part in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an internati ...

(1914–?), Czechoslovak canoeist * Zdeněk Doležal (born 1931), pair skater who competed for Czechoslovakia * Zdeněk Fibich (1850–1900), Czech composer of classical music * Zdeněk Fierlinger (1891–1976), Czech politician *

Zdeněk Fifka Zdeněk Fifka is a retired Czechoslovak slalom canoeist who competed in the mid-to-late 1960s. He won a silver medal in the C-2 event at the 1965 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Spittal. References * Czechoslovak male canoeists Li ...

, Czechoslovak slalom canoeist who competed in the mid-1960s *

Zdeněk Folprecht (composer) Zdeněk Folprecht ( Turnov 26 January 1900 - 29 October 1961 Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located ...

, Czech conductor *

Zdeněk Folprecht (footballer) Zdeněk Folprecht (born 1 July 1991) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Czech National Football League club Vlašim. Career Folprecht joined Viktoria Žižkov on loan for a second spell in June 2011. Folprecht jo ...

(born 1991), professional Czech football player *

Zdeněk Frolík Zdeněk Frolík (March 10, 1933 – May 3, 1989) was a Czech mathematician. His research interests included topology and functional analysis. In particular, his work concerned covering properties of topological spaces, ultrafilters, homogeneity, ...

(1933–1989), Czech mathematician *

Zdeněk Groessl Zdeněk Groessl (8 September 1941 – 17 November 2023) was a Czech volleyball player who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1968 and the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () ...

(1941–2023), Czech former volleyball player *

Zdeněk Grygera Zdeněk Grygera (; born 14 May 1980) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a defender. He spent his early professional football career in the Czech Republic before moving abroad to play for Ajax in the Netherlands, Juventus in ...

(born 1980), Czech football player *

Zdeněk Hedrlín Zdeněk Hedrlín (1933 – April 22, 2018) was a Czech mathematician, specializing in universal algebra and combinatorial theory, both in pure and applied mathematics. Zdeněk Hedrlín received his PhD from Prague's Charles University in 1963. His ...

(1933–2018), Czech mathematician *

Zdeněk Hnát Zdeněk Hnát (born 25 October 1935) is a Czech classical pianist, known especially for his interpretations of Czech music and chamber music. Hnat was born in Liberec, Czech Republic. He studied piano with Ilona Štěpánová-Kurzová in Prague, ...

(born 1935), Czech classical pianist *

Zdeněk Hruška Zdeněk Hruška (born 25 July 1954 in Prague) is a former Czechoslovak footballer and an active football manager. As a goalkeeper who spent the longest part of his career with Bohemians Prague Hruška had 24 appearances for Czechoslovakia and pa ...

(born 1954), former Czechoslovak footballer and football manager *

Zdeněk Humhal Zdeněk Humhal (30 December 1933 – 24 November 2015) was a Czech volleyball player who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1964 Summer Olympics. He was born in Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in t ...

(1933–2015), Czech former volleyball player * Zdeněk Chalabala (1899–1962), Czech conductor * Zdeněk Jarkovský (1918–1948), ice hockey player for the Czechoslovak national team * Zdeněk Jirotka (1911–2003), Czech writer of radio-broadcast plays and author of humorous novels, short stories, feuilletons * Zdeněk Kalista (1900–1982), Czech historian, poet, literary critic, and editor * Zdeněk Kopal (1914–1993), Czech astronomer who mainly worked in England * Zdeněk Košler (1928–1995), Czech conductor * Zdeněk Koukal (born 1984), Czech football player * Zdeněk Kovář (1917–2004), Czech industrial designer * Zdeněk Kroča (born 1980), Czech footballer * Zdeněk Kroupa (1921–1999), Czech operatic bass singer * Zdeněk Kubica (born 1986), Czech ice hockey player *

Zdeněk Kudrna Zdeněk Kudrna (2 September 1946 – 1 June 1982) was a Czech speedway rider. He reached the Speedway World Championship final in 1979 and also finished third in the Individual Ice Racing World Championship twice, in 1977 and 1979. Kudrna was ...

(1946–1982), international speedway rider * Zdeněk Kutlák (born 1980), Czech ice hockey player * Zdeněk Lenhart (born 1948), orienteering competitor who competed for Czechoslovakia *

Zdeněk Liška Zdeněk Liška (16 March 1922 – 13 August 1983) was a Czech composer who produced a large number of film scores across a prolific career that started in the 1950s. He was revelatory in his contribution to the development of electronic music. His ...

(1922–1983), Czech composer who produced a large number of film scores * Zdeněk Lukáš (1928–2007), prolific Czech composer having composed over 330 works * Zdeněk Mácal (1936–2023), Czech conductor * Zdeněk Matějka (1937–2006), Czech chemist known for his contributions to development of ion exchange * Zdeněk Matějček (1922–2004), Czech children's psychologist and researcher * Zdeněk Měšťan (born 1944), Czechoslovak slalom canoeist * Zdeněk Miler (February 21, 1921 - November 30, 2011), Czech animator and illustrator best known for his Mole character and its adventures * Zdeněk Mlynář (1930–1997), Czech intellectual * Zdeněk Moravec, Czech astronomer * Zdeněk Nedvěd (born 1975), professional ice hockey player * Zdeněk Nehoda (born 1952), Czech football forward * Zdeněk Nejedlý (1878–1962), Czech musicologist, music critic, author, and politician * Zdeněk Neubauer (1942–2016), Czech philosopher and biologist * Zdeněk Opočenský (1896–1975), Czech gymnast * Zdeněk Otava (1902–1980), Czech operatic baritone * Zdeněk Pazdírek (born 1953), former Czechoslovak figure skater * Zdeněk Pecka (1954–2024), Czech rower * Zdeněk Podskalský (1923–1993), Czech film director and screenwriter * Zdeněk Pololáník (1935–2024), Czech contemporary composer *

Zdeněk Pospěch Zdeněk Pospěch (; born 14 December 1978) is a Czech former professional association football, footballer. He normally played as a Defender (association football), defender in a right back position, but could also play on the right side of midfi ...

(born 1978), Czech footballer * Zdeněk Rohlíček (born 1980), Czech actor known especially for his stage work * Zdeněk Rygel (born 1951), former football player from Czechoslovakia * Zdeněk Sádecký (1925–1971), Czech musicologist * Zdeněk Simota (born 1985), currently rides in the Czech ExtraLeague with AK Plzeň * František Zdeněk Skuherský (1830–1892), Czech composer, pedagogue, and theoretician * Zdeněk Srstka (1935–2019), Czech actor, stunt and weightlifter * Zdeněk Svoboda (born 1972), former professional footballer * Zdeněk Svěrák (born 1936), Czech actor, humorist and scriptwriter * Zdeněk Šafář (born 1978), Czech freestyle skier who specializes in skicross * Zdeněk Ščasný (born 1957), Czech football manager and former player * Zdeněk Šenkeřík (born 1980), Czech football striker * Zdeněk Škára (1950–2010), Czechoslovak handball player * Zdeněk Škrland (1914–1996), Czechoslovak sprint canoeist * Zdeněk Šmejkal (born 1988), professional Czech football player * Zdeněk Špinar (1916–1995), Czech paleontologist and author * Zdeněk Štěpánek (1896–1968), Czech actor * Zdeněk Štybar (born 1985), Czech professional cyclo-cross cyclist *

Zdeněk Tylšar Zdeněk Tylšar (29 April 1945 – 18 August 2006) was a Czech horn player and music pedagogue, brother of hornist Bedřich Tylšar. He was the principal hornist and leader of the horn section with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra for almost 40 ye ...

(1945–2006), Czech player of the French horn * Zdeněk Tůma (born 1960), Czech economist, former Governor of the Czech National Bank * Zdeněk Valenta, Czechoslovak slalom canoeist * Zdeněk Vávra (1891–1947), Olympic fencer, competed for Bohemia in 1912 and Czechoslovakia in 1920 * Zdeněk Veselovský (1928–2006), important Czech zoologist * Zdeněk Vítek (born 1977), Czech biathlete * Zdeněk Zeman (born 1947), Czech-Italian football coach * Zdeněk Ziegler, multiple people * Zdeněk Zlámal (born 1985), Czech football goalkeeper

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