Daněk Explained

Daněk (Czech feminine: Daňková) or Danek is surname and a given name. In Czech, it may literally mean "fallow deer". In general, in a number of Slavic languages Danek is a diminutive form of the given names Daniel, Danylo, Danomír, Danoslav, Bohdan, etc.^[1]

Surname

• Adrian Danek (born 1994), Polish footballer
• Benedikt Danek (born 1986), Austrian basketball player
• Jan Daněk (born 1982), Czech footballer
• Josef Danek, Austrian slalom canoeist
• Ludvík Daněk (1937–1998), Czech athlete
• Lukáš Daněk (born 1997), Czech skier
• Michal Daněk (born 1983), Czech footballer
• Oldřich Daněk (1927–2000), Czech writer
• Václav Daněk (born 1960), Czech footballer
• Włodzimierz Danek (1943–2022), Polish sports shooter

Given name

• Danek Mozdzenski (born 1952), Canadian sculptor
• Danek Nowosielski (born 1966), Canadian fencer

Notes and References

1. https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=danek "Danek Name Meaning"