Stanislav (given name)

Gender	male
Word/name	Slavic
Meaning	stani ("to become") + slava ("glory, fame")
Alternative spelling	Stanislaus (Latin), Stanislav (Slovak), Stanislau (Belarusian), Stanislas (French), Stanislavs (Latvian), Stanislovas (Lithuanian), Stanisław (Polish), Estanislau (Portuguese), Estanislao (Spanish), Szaniszló (Hungarian)

Stanislav or Stanislaus (Latinized form) is a very old given name of Slavic origin, meaning someone who achieves glory or fame. It is common in the Slavic countries of Central and South Eastern Europe. The name has spread to many non-Slavic languages as well, such as French (), German, and others.

The feminine form is Stanislava.

In the Polish language, the name has the following diminutives: Stach, Stan, Stańko, Staś, Stasio, Stasiu, Stasiek, Staszek.

Variants: Stasław, Tasław.

Its feminine form is .

Stasiek, Stach may also be a surname.

Other derived surnames:

In the Russian language, the name Stanislav is usually abbreviated to Stas (diminutive Stasik).

In the Slovene language, the name Stanislav is usually abbreviated either to Stanko, Stano or Staňo.

Станіслаў / Stanisłaŭ (Belarusian), Stanislav (Croatian, Czech, Serbian, Slovak and Slovene), Станіслав (Ukrainian), Станислав (Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian), Stanislas (French), Stanislaus (German, Latin), Stanislovas (Lithuanian), Staņislavs (Latvian), Stanislao (Italian), Estanislau (Portuguese), Ainéislis (Irish/Gaelic), Estanislao (Spanish) and Szaniszló (Magyar/Hungarian).

It can easily be Anglicized to "Stanley" in English with the nickname "Stan" (as in Stan Musial), even if "Stanley" has an alternative English origin. "Stoshu" is sometimes used as an anglicized spelling.

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