Question

[lifelessnbroken.livejournal.com]

If this is not a good question to be asked here, feel free to delete. I have a friend who recently met someone from Russia named Stanislava. She asked me if I had any idea what this name meant. The only thing I know is that this is the female equivalent of the name Stanislav, but other than that, I have no clue. Can anybody help?

Apologies again if this can't be asked in the community.

Спасибо!

Comments

[defying-elphaba.livejournal.com]

Well, "Slava" means glory, but I can't really help you with the first part, sorry...

[muscadinegirl.livejournal.com]

Doesn't "Stan" mean "settlement," or something like that?

[shimshoni.livejournal.com]

it's from the verb "stan'" стань (стать) - to become
and the name means "become gloriuos"

[muscadinegirl.livejournal.com]

Your icon is beautiful.

[shimshoni.livejournal.com]

:) all Siameese cats are beautiful:) don't you think?:)

[muscadinegirl.livejournal.com]

Of course, especially when he's your Siamese.

[ars-longa.livejournal.com]

http://www.behindthename.com/php/view.php?name=stanislav

[kegarawashii.livejournal.com]

my name dictionary says that "Stanislav" is a name of polish origin meaning "the most glorious" or "the one who glorifies".
you won't see this name among names of Rus' princes, so it's a russian borrowing from the poles for sure.)

[msk01.livejournal.com]

Actually, most Slavic names come from Greek.

[kegarawashii.livejournal.com]

most baptismal names do come from either Greek or Latin or sometimes have Germanic origin. they were brought with Christianity only in 10th century. East Slavs did refer to each other by some names before that.)
original Russian names - those with slavic roots - date to pre-christian era. they can be a calque from foreign names sometimes (like "Svyatoslav" is speculated to be), but their meaning is always decipherable to some extent.

in Russian

[guzel-23.livejournal.com]

http://www.roomdream.ru/ima/s/stanislava.html