Vanek

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, Waniek and Wanek. The name may refer to:

• Chase Wright Vanek (born 1996), American actor
• Danuta Waniek (born 1946), Polish politician and academic teacher
• Connie Wanek (born 1952), American poet
• František Vaněk (1931–2020), Czech ice hockey player
• Henryk Waniek (born 1942), Polish artist, stage-set designer
• Herbert Waniek (1897–1949), Austrian stage actor, theatrical producer and impresario
• Jan Vaněk (born 1979), Czech athlete
• Jaroslav Vanek (1930–2017), American economist
• Jean-Pierre Vanek (born 1969), Luxembourgian footballer
• Jiří Vaněk (tennis) (born 1978), Czech tennis player
• Joe Vaněk (born 1948), British opera designer and director
• Karel Vaněk (1895–1958), Czech chess master
• Kateřina Vaňková (born 1989), Czech tennis player
• Ludmila Vaňková, Czech writer
• Margit Vanek (born 1986), Hungarian athlete
• Marilyn Nelson Waniek (born 1946), American poet and translator
• Miroslav Wanek (born 1962), Czech writer
• Ollie Vanek (1908–2000), American baseball player and manager
• Ondřej Vaněk (born 1990), Czech footballer
• Richard Vaněk (born 1991), Czech footballer
• Ronald G. Wanek (born 1941), American businessman
• Šárka Vaňková (born 1987), Czech singer
• Thomas Vanek (born 1984), Austrian ice hockey player
• Todd R. Wanek (born 1963), American businessman
• Zdeněk Vaněk (born 1968), Czech handball player