Stanislaus

Where Stanislaus comes from

From the Latin form of a Slavic name, Станисла́в (Stanisláv) in Russian and Станислав (Stanislav) in Bulgarian, famous in the history of Poland, from the Proto-Slavic elements *stati (“to stand, become”) + *slàva (“glory”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Stanislaus
  • Slavic
  • 3 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1030
    Stanislaus of Szczepanów born
    Polish Catholic bishop, saint, the principal patron of Poland
  2. 1884
    First appearance
    #848 among boys, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1893
    Peak, #650
    10 babies named Stanislaus — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1894
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  5. 1910
    Stanislaus Kobierski born
    German footballer
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from the Slavic languages.
Namesakes
  • Stanislaus of Szczepanów · Polish Catholic bishop, saint, the principal patron of Poland, 1030–1079
  • Stanislaus Kobierski · German footballer, 1910–1972
  • Stanislaus Lo Kuang · bishop of Tainan, archbishop of Taipei, 1911–2004
  • Stanislaus Czerniewicz · Temporary Vicar General of the Society of Jesus, 1728–1785
  • Stanislaus von Prowazek · Czech biologist, 1875–1915

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.