Vanek

__NOTOC__ 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 ' "greater" and ' "glory". Alternative spellings of the name include Vaněk, Vaňková, Vankova, and Wanek. The name may refer to:

*Chase Wright Vanek (born 1996), American actor *Connie Wanek (born 1952), American poet *František Vaněk (1931–2020), Czech ice hockey player *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 *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 Provided by Wikipedia