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♂ Vanek
What does Vanek mean?
Vanek 
as a boys' name is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of the name Vanek is "God is gracious". Vanek is a variant form of John (Hebrew).
STARTS WITH Va-
ASSOCIATED WITH gracious
Variations
OTHER FORMS VIA JOHN Ean, Hannes, Hanno, Hans▼, Hansel, Hansl, Ian▲, Jack, Jan▼, Janek, Janko, Janne, Janos, Shane▼, Vanko, Vanya, Yanni, Yanno, Zane▲
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Varnek, ..
(female) Vanes, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Vanek Lucio (V.L.), ..
How popular is Vanek?
Vanek is an uncommon given name for men but a very popular last name for all people (#10811 out of 150436, Top 7%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Which version is better?
Popular variation forms of Vanek (OUTSIDE TOP 2000) rated in the Top 2000 are Ean (#1101 FROM RECENT DATA), Hannes, Hans (#1446), Hansel, Ian (#79), Jack (#28), Jan (#1844), John (#27), Shane (#372) and Zane (#200). Other forms, like Janos, are uncommon. These forms of Vanek were at the peak of their popularity a century ago (MEDIAN #1441) and have become significantly less common since (#909, ▼83%). John has been the most recognizable form, although Zane seems to be gaining favor too, while versions like Hans have lost favor. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Barek, Damek, Danek, Darek, Fabek, Garek, Jarek, Malek, Marek, Radek, Stanek, Tarek, Vale, Valen, Van, Vance, Vander, Vane, Vann, Vivek and Zarek. These names tend to be more commonly used than Vanek.
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