Zdenko is a male given name of Slovak, Slovene or

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origin. It is the Slavic version of the name Sidonius (meaning ''of

Sidon Sidon ( ; he, צִידוֹן, ''Ṣīḏōn'') known locally as Sayda or Saida ( ar, صيدا ''Ṣaydā''), is the third-largest city in Lebanon. It is located in the South Governorate, of which it is the capital, on the Mediterranean coast ...

''). Other explanation are given as coming from the slavic term '' zidati'', meaning to build or to create or '' zdenac'' meaning a well. It is also seen as a diminutive of the given name Zdeslav or Zdenek.

People with this name

* Zdenko Babić, Croatian basketball player * Zdenko Baotić, Bosnian footballer * Zdenko Fibich or Zdeněk Fibich, Czech composer *

Zdenko Hans Skraup Zdenko Hans Skraup (March 3, 1850 – September 10, 1910) was a Czech- Austrian chemist who discovered the Skraup reaction, the first quinoline synthesis. Life Skraup was born in Prague, where he attended the Oberrealschule from 1860 till 1 ...

, Czech Austrian chemist * Zdenko Kobešćak, Croatian footballer *

Zdenko Kolar Zdenko Kolar ( sr-cyr, Зденко Колар) is a Serbian bass guitarist, most notable as the member of Idoli and Zona B. Biography Kolar was born in Zemun in 1956 where he lived until 1963 when he moved to inner town in Belgrade. He moved ...

, Serbian bass guitarist *

Zdenko Kožul Zdenko Kožul (born 21 May 1966) is a Croatian chess player. He holds the title of Grandmaster and was the 2006 European champion. Chess career Born in the north-western Bosnian town of Bihać (then Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia), Ko ...

, Croatian chess grandmaster *

Zdenko Seselja Zdenko Matthew "Zed" Seselja (born 27 March 1977) is an Australian politician who was a Senator for the Australian Capital Territory from 2013 to 2022, representing the Liberal Party. He was the Minister for International Development and the P ...

, Australian politician *

Zdenko Runjić Zdenko Runjić (26 October 1942 – 27 October 2004) was a Croatian songwriter. In his long career, he established himself as one of the most prolific and most popular songwriters of former Yugoslavia and Croatia. Biography Runjić was born on 26 ...

, Croatian songwriter *

Zdenko Strba Zdenko is a male given name of Slovak, Slovene or Croatian origin. It is the Slavic version of the name Sidonius (meaning ''of Sidon''). Other explanation are given as coming from the slavic term '' zidati'', meaning to build or to create or '' z ...

or Zdeno Štrba, Slovak footballer *

Zdenko Trebuľa Zdenko Trebuľa (born on September 29, 1955 in Martin, Czechoslovakia) was the Mayor of the town of Košice (from 1999 to 2006), then the President of the Košice Self-governing Region (from January 2006 to December 2017). He is a former lawye ...

, President of the Košice Self-governing Region since 2006 *

Zdenko Verdenik Zdenko Verdenik (born 2 May 1949) is a Slovenian football manager and former player. He coached NK Olimpija, Slovenia under-21 team, Slovenia senior team, FK Austria Wien, JEF United Ichihara, Nagoya Grampus Eight, Vegalta Sendai is a Ja ...

, Slovenian football manager *

Zdenko Zorko Zdenko Zorko (born 18 August 1950) is a Croatian former handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics for Yugoslavia. In his youth Zdenko Zorko played football in NK Dinamo Zagreb before playing han ...

, Croatian Olympic handball player

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