Polish-language surname
Polish names have two main elements: the given name, and the surname. The usage of personal names in Poland is generally governed by civil law, church law, personal taste and family custom.
The law requires a given name to indicate the person' ...
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given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
derived from the name Stanislaw, diminutive: Stach.Zofia Kaleta, Nazwisko W Kulturze Polskiej, 1998, p. 54 /ref> Notable people with the surname include:
* Sebastian Stachnik (born 1986), German footballer
* Walter Stachnik, Inspector General of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission