Stanko or Stańko () is a variation of the Slavic masculine given name Stanislav. Nicknames in . Notable people with the name include: Given name: Stanko Abadžić (born 1952), Croatian photographer and photojournalist Stanko Barać (born 1986), Croatian professional basketball player Stanko Bloudek (1890–1959), Slovenian aeroplane and automobile designer, sportsman and sport inventor, designer, builder and educator Stanko Bubalo (born 1973), Croatian football striker Stanko Crnojević (1457–1528), Serbian lord and Ottoman vassal Stanko Karaman (1889–1959), researcher on amphipods and isopods Stanko Kotnik (1928–2004), Slovene professor of Slavic studies at the University of Maribor Stanko Lorger (1931–2014), Slovenian former hurdler and Olympic competitor Stanko Mladenovski (born 1937), Macedonian politician Stanko Mršić (born 1955), Croatian football manager and a former player Stanko Poklepović (born 1938), Croatian football coach Stanko Prek (1915–1999), classical guitarist and composer from Slovenia Stanko Premrl (1880–1965), Slovenian Roman Catholic priest, composer and music teacher Stanko Subotić (born 1959), Geneva-based Serbian businessman Stanko Svitlica, retired Serbian football player Stanko Tavčar (1898–1945), Slovenian footballer and later a medical doctor Stanko Todorov (1920–1996), Bulgarian communist politician Stanko Vraz (born Jakob Frass) (1810–1851), Croatian-Slovenian poet Stanko Yovchev (born 1988), Bulgarian footballer Surname: Ewa Grajkowska-Stańko (born 1948), Polish sprint canoeist who competed in the early 1970s Stephen Stanko (born 1968), convicted murderer, who killed two people and raped a teenage girl in South Carolina in 2005 Tomasz Stańko (1942–2018), Polish jazz trumpeter, composer, and improviser Zvezdelina Stankova (born 1969), Bulgarian-US mathematician See also Stanco Stanko Mlakar Stadium (Slovene: Štadion Stanka Mlakarja) is a multi-purpose stadium in Kranj, Slovenia Stankovce Stankovci Stanković Stankovo (disambiguation) Stankowo (disambiguation) Slavic masculine given names Bulgarian masculine given names Croatian masculine given names Serbian masculine given names Slovene masculine given names