Zdeněk is a Czech given name derived from the Latin name Sidonius. contested the relation with the Latin name, and an alternative etymology is a diminutive of Zdeslav.
The South Slavic counterpart is Zdenko. The feminine counterpart is Zdenka.
People with this name
Zdeněk Altner (born 1947), Doctor of Laws, is a Czech lawyer and advocate
Zdeněk Adamec (born 1956), retired javelin thrower who represented Czechoslovakia Zdeněk Bárta (1891–1987), Bohemian Olympic fencer Jan Zdeněk Bartoš (1908–1981), Czech composer Zdeněk Bažant (born 1937), Professor at Northwestern University's Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science Zdeněk Blatný (born 1981), Czech professional ice hockey left wing Zdeněk Bohutínský (born 1946), Czechoslovak sprint canoeist Zdeněk Bradáč (born 1981), Czech illusionist, magician, escapologist, juggler and record-breaker Zdeněk Burian (1905–1981), Czech painter, paleoartist and book illustrator Zdeněk Černický (born 1914), Czechoslovak canoeist Zdeněk Doležal (born 1931), pair skater who competed for Czechoslovakia Zdeněk Fibich (1850–1900), Czech composer of classical music Zdeněk Fierlinger (1891–1976), Czech politician Zdeněk Fifka, Czechoslovak slalom canoeist who competed in the mid-1960s Zdeněk Folprecht (composer), Czech conductor Zdeněk Folprecht (footballer) (born 1991), professional Czech football player Zdeněk Frolík (1933–1989), Czech mathematician Zdeněk Groessl (born 1941), Czech former volleyball player Zdeněk Grygera (born 1980), Czech football player Zdeněk Hedrlín (1933–2018), Czech mathematician Zdeněk Hnát (born 1935), Czech classical pianist Zdeněk Hruška (born 1954), former Czechoslovak footballer and football manager Zdeněk Humhal (born 1933), Czech former volleyball player Zdeněk Chalabala (1899–1962), Czech conductor Zdeněk Jarkovský (1918–1948), ice hockey player for the Czechoslovak national team Zdeněk Jirotka (1911–2003), Czech writer of radio-broadcast plays and author of humorous novels, short stories, feuilletons Zdeněk Kalista (1900–1982), Czech historian, poet, literary critic, and editor Zdeněk Kopal (1914–1993), Czech astronomer who mainly worked in England Zdeněk Košler (1928–1995), Czech conductor Zdeněk Koukal (born 1984), Czech football player Zdeněk Kovář (1917–2004), Czech industrial designer Zdeněk Kroča (born 1980), Czech footballer Zdeněk Kroupa (1921–1999), Czech operatic bass singer Zdeněk Kubica (born 1986), Czech ice hockey player Zdeněk Kudrna (1946–1982), international speedway rider Zdeněk Kutlák (born 1980), Czech ice hockey player Zdeněk Lenhart (born 1948), orienteering competitor who competed for Czechoslovakia Zdeněk Liška (1922–1983), Czech composer who produced a large number of film scores Zdeněk Lukáš (1928–2007), prolific Czech composer having composed over 330 works Zdeněk Mácal (born 1936), Czech conductor Zdeněk Matějka (1937–2006), Czech chemist known for his contributions to development of ion exchange Zdeněk Matějček (born 1922), Czech children's psychologist and researcher Zdeněk Měšťan (born 1944), Czechoslovak slalom canoeist Zdeněk Miler (February 21, 1921), Czech animator and illustrator best known for his Mole character and its adventures Zdeněk Mlynář (1930–1997), Czech intellectual Zdeněk Moravec, Czech astronomer Zdeněk Nedvěd (born 1975), professional ice hockey player Zdeněk Nehoda (born 1952), Czech football forward Zdeněk Nejedlý (born 1878), Czech musicologist, music critic, author, and politician Zdeněk Neubauer (born 1942), Czech philosopher and biologist Zdeněk Opočenský (1896–1975), Czech gymnast Zdeněk Otava (1902–1980), Czech operatic baritone Zdeněk Pazdírek (born 1953), former Czechoslovak figure skater Zdeněk Pecka (born 1954), Czech rower Zdeněk Podskalský (1923–1993), Czech film director and screenwriter Zdeněk Pololáník (born 1935), Czech contemporary composer Zdeněk Pospěch (born 1978), Czech footballer Zdeněk Rohlíček (born 1980), Czech actor known especially for his stage work Zdeněk Rygel (born 1951), former football player from Czechoslovakia Zdeněk Sádecký (1925–1971), Czech musicologist Zdeněk Simota (born 1985), currently rides in the Czech ExtraLeague with AK Plzeň František Zdeněk Skuherský (1830–1892), Czech composer, pedagogue, and theoretician Zdeněk Srstka (born 1935), Czech actor, stunt and weightlifter Zdeněk Svoboda (born 1972), former professional footballer Zdeněk Svěrák (born 1936), Czech actor, humorist and scriptwriter Zdeněk Šafář (born 1978), Czech freestyle skier who specializes in skicross Zdeněk Ščasný (born 1957), Czech football manager and former player Zdeněk Šenkeřík (born 1980), Czech football striker Zdeněk Škára (born 1950), Czechoslovak handball player Zdeněk Škrland (1914–1996), Czechoslovak sprint canoeist Zdeněk Šmejka