Ukrainian names — pronunciation, meaning, origin

Stanyslav — Pronunciation, Meaning & Origin

Male Ukrainian name (Станислав)

Pronunciation

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/stɑ.nɪˈslɑw/ · sta-ny-SLAHV
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Meaning

Stanyslav is a variant spelling of the name Stanislav using a Russian/Polish phonetic vocalization (with hard «и» rather than the Ukrainian «і»). A Slavic name meaning «one who attained glory», «one who became glorious».

Origin & History

This is a phonetic variant of the name Stanislav (see the main entry for Stanislav). It is a name of Slavic origin, formed from the roots *stati («to stand, to become established») and *slava («glory»). The form Stanyslav is common in Russian and Polish (Stanisław) spellings; the normative Ukrainian form is Stanislav. The best-known bearer is Saint Stanislaus of Szczepanów, Bishop of Kraków (11th century), national patron saint of Poland. In Ukraine, the form Stanyslav may occur in registers due to Russian-language influence; the normative Ukrainian form is Stanislav.

Etymology & Roots

Proto-Slavic roots: stati («to stand, become established») + slava («glory»); composite sense «one who became glorious». The native Ukrainian form is Stanislav.

International equivalents

Equivalents in other languages: Stanisław (Polish), Stanislav (Czech, Slovak, Serbian, Russian, Bulgarian, Slovene), Stanislas (French), Stanislao (Italian), Estanislao (Spanish), Stanislaus (Latin), Stanislovas (Lithuanian).

Diminutives and short forms

Станіславка, Станіславочка, Стас, Стасик, Стасечка, Стась, Слава, Славік.

Declension (Ukrainian)

NominativeСтанислав
GenitiveСтанислава
DativeСтаниславові
AccusativeСтанислава
InstrumentalСтаниславом
LocativeСтаниславові
VocativeСтаниславе

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