Danek (Slovak feminine: Danková) is a Slavic surname and a given name. It is a pet form of the given names Daniel, Danylo, Bohdan, etc."Danek Name Meaning", Dictionary of American Family Names, 2013, Oxford University Press, as cited by ancestry.com However, it is also a Germanised form of the Czech surname Daněk. Notable people with the name include:
Surname Adrian Danek (born 1994), Polish footballer Benedikt Danek (born 1986), Austrian basketball player Josef Danek, Austrian slalom canoeist Petra Danková (born 1984), Slovak ice hockey player Rozália Danková (1920–2017), Slovak Roman Catholic nun Włodzimierz Danek (1943–2022), Polish sport shooter
Given name Danek Mozdzenski (born 1952), Canadian sculptor Danek Nowosielski (born 1966), Canadian fencer
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