Stanislav is a masculine given name of Slavic origin. It is derived from the Slavic elements stan(i)- ("to stand, become") and slav(a) ("glory, fame"), and is generally interpreted as "one who achieves glory" or "one who becomes glorious". Stanislaus is a Latin form of the name. It is used in several Slavic countries, particularly in Central and Eastern Europe. The name has also been adopted in some non-Slavic languages, including French (Stanislas) and German (Stanislaus).

A feminine form of the name is Stanislava.

Polish language

In Polish, the name Stanisław has the following common diminutives: Stach, Stan, Stańko, Staś, Stasio, Stasiek, Staszek. By 15th century the following diminutives were recorded: Stachnię, Stachnik, Stachno, Stachosz, Stachura, Stacher, Stachyr, Stachyra, Stasz, Staszak, Staszeczko, Staszek, Staszel, Stasiu. Many of them turned into family names.Zofia Kaleta, Nazwisko W Kulturze Polskiej, 1998, p. 54

Variants: Stasław, Tasław, Stanislaw.

Its feminine form is Stanisława.

Stasiek, Stach may also be surnames.

Other derived surnames: Stachow, Stachowiak, (fem.: Stachowiakowa, Stachowiakówna) Stachowicz Stachowska Stachowski Stachurka Stachwiak Stanisławski (fem. Stanisławska), Stanczak Stasiak, Stasicki, Stasiewski, Stasiński, Stasiuk, Staśkiewicz, Stasik Staszak (Staszakowa), Staszewski, Staszkiel, Staszkiewicz, Staszyński (Ukrainian: Stashynsky)

East Slavic languages

In Belarusian, Russian, and Ukrainian, the diminutive forms of the name are Stas, Stas and Stasik.

Croatian and Slovene

In Croatian and Slovene, the name Stanislav is usually abbreviated either to Stanko, Stane or Slavko.

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

This given name is often Anglicized to "Stanley", although "Stanley" has non-Slavic origin as well in English-speaking countries.

People with the name

Saints Stanislaus of Szczepanów (1030–1079), Roman Catholic bishop and martyr Stanisław Kazimierczyk (1433–1489), Roman Catholic priest Stanislaus Kostka (1550–1568), Jesuit Stanisław Kubista (1898–1940), Polish Roman Catholic priest and martyr Stanisław Musiał (1938–2004), Polish Jesuit writer Stanislav Nasadil (1907–1941), Orthodox hieromartyr Stanisław Nowak (1935–2021), Polish archbishop Stanislaus Papczyński (1631–1701), Roman Catholic priest Stanisław Bohusz Siestrzeńcewicz (1731–1826), Belarusian archbishop Stanisław of Skarbimierz (1360–1431), Polish academic and Christian religious leader Stanisław Sówka, Polish bishop Stanisław Szymecki (1924–2023), Polish Roman Catholic archbishop Stanisław Trzeciak (1873–1944), Polish Catholic priest and Nazi collaborator Stanisław Wielgus (born 1939), Polish prelate of the Catholic Church Stanisław Załęski (1843–1908), Polish priest and historian of Jesuit history Stanisław Kazimierz Zdzitowiecki (1854–1927), Polish Roman Catholic bishop

Roman Catholic Prelates Stanisław Adamski (1875–1967), Polish bishop and politician Stanisław Bedliński (died 1689), Roman Catholic bishop Stanisław Dąmbski (c. 1638–1700), 17th-century Polish prelate Stanisław Gądecki (born 1949), Polish archbishop Stanisław Gall (1865–1942), Polish Roman Catholic bishop Stanislav Hočevar (born 1945), Slovenian archbishop Stanislaus Hosius (1504 – 1579), Polish Roman Catholic Cardinal Stanisław Karnkowski (1520–1603), Polish bishop Stanisław Krakiewicz (1892–1985), Polish Ministry of Public Works Stanislav Lipovšek (born 1943), Slovenian Roman Catholic prelate Stanisław Łoza (1573–1639), Roman Catholic prelate Stanisław Łubieński (1573–1640), Polish bishop Stanisław Kostka Łukomski (1874–1948), Polish Catholic bishop Stanisław Ryłko (born 1945), Polish Roman Catholic cardinal Stanislav Shyrokoradiuk (born 1956), Ukrainian bishop Stanisław Słomowski (died 1575), 16th-century Polish archbishop Stanisław Stefanek (1936–2020), Polish prelate of the Catholic Church Stanislav Stolárik (born 1955), Slovak Roman Catholic Bishop Stanisław Szembek (1650–1721), Polish Catholic prelate Stanisław Zaremba (died 1648), Polish cleric and scholar Stanislav Zore (born 1958), Slovenian Catholic archbishop Stanislav Zvolenský (born 1958), Slovak Roman Catholic Archbishop

Monarchs Stanisław Leszczyński (1677–1766), King of Poland Stanisław of Masovia (1501–1524), Duke of Masovia Stanisław August Poniatowski (1732–1798), King of Poland Louis Stanislas Xavier (1755–1824), King of France as Louis XVIII Francesco Giuseppe Carlo Ambrogio Stanislao (1779–1846), Duke of Modena as Francis IV

Nobilities Stanislav (čelnik) (fl. 1377), Serbian noble Stanisław Ernest Denhoff (c. 1673–1728), Polish noble Stanisław Dunin-Wąsowicz (1785–1864), Polish noble Stanisław Golski (died 1612), Polish nobleman Stanisław Jan Jabłonowski (1634–1702), Polish nobleman Stanisław Kiszka (1584–1626), Roman Catholic bishop Stanisław Koniecpolski (c.1592–1646), Polish nobleman, voivode of Sandomierz Stanisław Krasiński, multiple people Stanisław Kurnatowski (1823–1912), Polish nobleman and politician Stanisław Lubomirski, several people Stanisław Mokronowski (1761–1821), Polish nobleman and general Stanisław Niemira (1597–1648), Polish-Lithuanian noble Stanisław Antoni Potocki (1837–1884), Polish noble Stanisław Kostka Potocki (1755–1821), Polish noble, politician, writer, 3rd Prime Minister Stanisław Albrecht Radziwiłł (1914–1976), Polish-British nobleman and philanthropist Stanisław Ferdynand Rzewuski (c. 1737–1786), Polish noble Stanisław Mateusz Rzewuski (c. 1662–1728), Polish nobleman Stanisław Sołtyk (1752–1833), Polish noble Stanisław Stadnicki (c. 1551–1617), Polish nobleman Stanisław Antoni Szczuka (1654–1710), Polish noble, politician and political writer Stanisław Tarło (died 1599/1601), Polish noble Stanisław Tarnowski (1837–1917), Polish nobleman Stanisław Kostka Zamoyski (1775–1856), Polish nobleman Stanisław Żółkiewski (1547–1620), Polish szlachta (nobleman), magnate and military commander

Art, film and television Stanisław Albinowski (1923–2005), Polish economist, columnist and journalist Stanislav Aseyev (born 1989), Ukrainian writer and journalist Stanisław Baczyński (1890–1939), Polish writer Stanisław Baj (born 1953), Polish painter Stanisław Baliński (1898–1984), Polish poet, writer and diplomat Stanisław Barańczak (1946–2014), Polish poet, literary critic, scholar, editor, translator and lecturer Stanisław Bareja (1929–1987), Polish filmmaker Stanislav Bartůšek (born 1961), Czech journalist Stanisław Bereś (born 1950), Polish poet, literary critic, translator and literary historian Stanisław Bergman (1862–1930), Polish painter Stanislav Binar (1908–1969), Czech sculptor Stanisław Bohusz-Siestrzeńcewicz (1869–1927), Polish painter Stanislav Boklan (born 1960), Ukrainian actor Stanisław Brzozowski (born 1938), Polish mime artist Estanislao del Campo (1834–1880), Argentine poet Stanislav Chekan (1922–1994), Soviet actor Stanisław Chlebowski (1835–1884), Polish painter Stanisław Dębicki (1866–1924), Polish painter and illustrator Stanisław Dobosiewicz (1910–2007), Polish writer and school teacher Stanisław Dróżdż (1939–2009), Polish poet Stanislav Duzhnikov (born 1973), Russian actor Stanisław Dygat (1914–1978), Polish writer Stanisław Eleszkiewicz (1900–1963), Polish painter and draftsman Stanislav Feikl (1883–1933), Czech painter and portrait painter Stanislav Fišer (1931–2022), Czech actor Stanisław Frenkiel (1918–2001), Polish painter Stanisław Gawlik (1925–1990), Polish actor Stanislav Govorukhin (1936–2018), Russian film director Stanisław Grabowski (1901–1957), Polish painter Stanisław Grocholski (1858–1932), Polish painter Stanisław Grochowiak (1934–1976), Polish poet and dramatist Stanisław Grolicki (1892–1947), Polish actor Stanisław Gronkowski (1922–2004), Polish actor Stanislas de Guaita (1861–1897), French poet, expert on esotericism and European mysticism Stanislav Hanzík (1931–2021), Czech sculptor Stanislav Holý (1943–1998), Czech graphic artist, caricaturist, and designer of animated films Stanisław Horno-Popławski (1902–1997), Russian-polish sculptor Stanislav Ianevski (born 1985), Bulgarian actor who played Viktor Krum in Harry Potter Stanislav Issaev (born 1956), Russian ballet dancer Stanisław Jachowicz (1796–1857), Polish poet Stanisław Jackowski (1887–1951), Polish sculptor Stanisław Jaśkiewicz (1907–1980), Polish actor Stanisław Jędryka (1933–2019), Polish film director and writer Stanisław Kaczor-Batowski (1866–1946), Polish realist and romanticist painter Stanisław Kamocki (1875–1944), Polish painter Stanislav Kolíbal (born 1925), Czech artist Stanisław Konarski (1700–1773), Polish pedagogue, educational reformer, political writer, poet, dramatist and priest Stanisław Korab-Brzozowski (1876–1901), Polish poet and translator Stanisław Kazimierz Kossakowski (1837–1905), Polish heraldist, photographer and landowner Stanisław Egbert Koźmian (1811–1885), Polish translator, writer and poet Staņislavs Kreics (1909–1992), Latvian landscape painter Stanislav Kunyaev (born 1932), Russian poet and writer Stanisław Łapiński (1895–1972), Polish actor Stanisław Jerzy Lec (1909–1966), Polish poet and aphorist Stanisław Lem (1921–2006), Polish science fiction author and philosopher Stanislav Latal (1919–1994), Czech animator Stanislav Ledinek (1920–1969), German actor Stanisław Lentz (1861–1920), Polish artist Stanisław Roman Lewandowski (1857–1940), Polish sculptor Stanislav Libenský (1921–2002), Russian contemporary artist Stanislav Lolek (1873–1936), Czech painter, illustrator and comics artist Stanislav Lyubshin (born 1933), Russian actor, film director and People's Artist of the RSFSR (1981) Stanisław Mackiewicz (1896–1966), Polish writer Stanisław Masłowski (1853–1926), Polish painter Stanislav Meleiko (1937–2021), Russian journalist Stanislas Merhar (born 1971), French actor of Slovene descent Stanisław Michalski (1932–2011), Polish actor Stanisław Miedza-Tomaszewski (1913–2000), Polish artist Stanisław Mikulski (1929–2014), Polish actor Stanisław Milski (1897–1972), Polish actor Stanislav Netšvolodov (born 1935), Estonian sculptor Stanislav Kostka Neumann (1875–1947), Czech poet Stanislav Neumann (1902–1975), Czech actor Stanislao Nievo (1928–2006), Italian writer, journalist and director Stanisław Niwiński (1932–2002), Polish actor Stanisław Nogaj, Polish journalist and writer Stanisław Ostoja-Chrostowski (1897–1947), Polish artist Stanisław Pagaczewski (1916–1984), Polish journalist and writer Stanislav Párnický (1945–2023), Slovak director Stanisław Piasecki (1900–1941), Polish journalist Stanisław Prauss (1902–1967), Polish painter Stanislaw Przespolewski (1910–1989), Polish painter Stanisław Przybyszewski (1868–1927), Polish novelist, dramatist and poet Stanislav Rapotec (1911–1997), painter and patriot Stanislav Rostotsky (1922–2001), Soviet film director and screenwriter Stanisław Jakub Rostworowski (1858–1888), Polish painter Stanisław Różewicz (1924–2008), Polish film director and screenwriter Stanislav Rudolf (1932–2022), Czech writer, screenwriter, and journalist Stanislav Sadalsky (born 1951), Soviet and Russian actor Stanisław Samostrzelnik (c. 1485–1541), Polish renaissance painter Stanislav Šárský (1939–2025), Czech actor Stanisław Sheybal (1891–1976), Polish photographer Stanisław Sielański (1899–1955), Polish actor Stanislav Sokolov (born 1947), Russian stop-motion animation director Stanislav Solovkin (born 1977), Russian film director Stanislav Stanojevic (born 1938), Serbian film director