Zdenka
Zdenka is a girls' name of Slavic origin meaning “woman from Sidon.” A Czech and Slovak feminine name derived from Zdenko/Zdeněk, ultimately from Sidonius (from Sidon).
how do you pronounce Zdenka?
ZDEN-kah
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what does Zdenka mean?
The name Zdenka means “woman from Sidon.” It comes from the Slavic language tradition.
A Czech and Slovak feminine name derived from Zdenko/Zdeněk, ultimately from Sidonius (from Sidon). The name has a distinctly Central European character with its initial consonant cluster. It was especially popular in Czech and Slovak communities in the early to mid-20th century.
where does the name Zdenka come from?
Wikipedia confirms Zdenka (also spelled Zdeňka) as a feminine given name used in Croatian, Czech, Slovak, Serbian, and Slovenian, meaning 'woman from Sidon.' It describes Zdenka as a diminutive of Zdena, itself originally a short form of Zdeslava -- a somewhat different lineage than the 'derived from Zdenko/Zdeněk' framing given elsewhere, though Zdenko and Zdeněk are confirmed as its masculine counterparts.
the history of Zdenka
Beyond identifying it as an established name across several Central European languages, with Denny usable as a diminutive, the source gives no dates, so the claim that it was especially popular in Czech and Slovak communities in the early-to-mid 20th century is not confirmed here.
what are the nicknames and variants of Zdenka?
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who are famous people named Zdenka?
- Zdenka Braunerová (Czech painter and graphic artist)
- Zdenka Fantlová (Czech Holocaust survivor and author)
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Last reviewed April 30, 2026 · Curated by HushName editorial
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