Zdeněk

Zdeněk is a Czech given name derived from the Latin name Sidonius. Jan Svoboda (linguist) 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 (1947–2016), 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 (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 (1941–2023), 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 (1933–2015), 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 (1936–2023), Czech conductor
 * Zdeněk Matějka (1937–2006), Czech chemist known for his contributions to development of ion exchange
 * Zdeněk Matějček (1922–2004), Czech children's psychologist and researcher
 * Zdeněk Měšťan (born 1944), Czechoslovak slalom canoeist
 * Zdeněk Miler (February 21, 1921 - November 30, 2011), 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 (1878–1962), Czech musicologist, music critic, author, and politician
 * Zdeněk Neubauer (1942–2016), 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 (1935–2019), 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 (1950–2010), Czechoslovak handball player
 * Zdeněk Škrland (1914–1996), Czechoslovak sprint canoeist
 * Zdeněk Šmejkal (born 1988), professional Czech football player
 * Zdeněk Špinar (1916–1995), Czech paleontologist and author
 * Zdeněk Štěpánek (1896–1968), Czech actor
 * Zdeněk Štybar (born 1985), Czech professional cyclo-cross cyclist
 * Zdeněk Tylšar (1945–2006), Czech player of the French horn
 * Zdeněk Tůma (born 1960), Czech economist, former Governor of the Czech National Bank
 * Zdeněk Valenta, Czechoslovak slalom canoeist
 * Zdeněk Vávra (1891–1947), Olympic fencer, competed for Bohemia in 1912 and Czechoslovakia in 1920
 * Zdeněk Veselovský (1928–2006), important Czech zoologist
 * Zdeněk Vítek (born 1977), Czech biathlete
 * Zdeněk Zeman (born 1947), Czech-Italian football coach
 * Zdeněk Ziegler, Czechoslovak sprint canoeist
 * Zdeněk Zikán (1937–2013), Czech former football player
 * Zdeněk Zlámal (born 1985), Czech football goalkeeper