Vaněk (feminine Vaňková) is a Czech language surname that is a diminutive of the name Václav or Veceslav, which means "greater glory", from the Old Slavic elements viece "greater" and slav "glory".[1][2] Alternative spellings of the name include Vaněk, Vaňková, Vankova, and Wanek. The name may refer to:

Vaněk (Vanek, Vaňková, Vankova, and Wanek)
Origin
Language(s)Czech, Slovak, Polish
Meaningdiminutive form of Czech: Václav
Region of originCzech Republic, Slovakia, Austria; Poland (Waniek)
Other names
Variant form(s)Wanka, Wanke, Wank; Wenzel, Wentzel, Więcław, Wacław, Wenzeslaus (Wenceslaus), Wenz

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  1. ^ Dictionary of American Family Names. "Vanek Family History", Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 14 January 2016.
  2. ^ Dictionary of American Family Names. "Vacek Family History", Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 14 January 2016.