Name «Stan»

The name Stan originated from the truncation of the postpositional component of certain dual-root masculine names, such as Stanislav, Stanimir, etc. The semantic meaning of the root "Stan-" refers to "stability, permanence, certainty, firmness." The earliest recorded instances of the personal name Stan come from the southern slopes of the Carpathians. For example, in 1216: "Rodum et Stanum" - the Comitatus of Bihor in northern modern-day Hungary. In Kievan Rus, there was a chronicled prince named Stanislav. In 1360, a nobleman named Staan is mentioned, and in 1388, a nobleman named Stan appears in the village of Sarvasovo on the upper Tisza River. In 1407, there is a record about "the faith of Stan the chamberlain" in the city of Suceava, and in 1413, "Stephanus et Sthan voivode" in the village of Porubka. In 1415, a nobleman named Stanislaus is mentioned in Ruska Polia, and in 1420, a nobleman named Stan, son of Radul, in the village of Chumalyovo. In 1425, Stan Ourmèzev is mentioned, and in 1435 - Woloz, son of Stan, in the village of Uglia. In the vicinity of the city of Sianok, the name Stan began to be recorded from the 15th century. In 1539, Stan Falchevsky is mentioned. The personal name Stan, functioning as a surname, is still used in the Ukrainian Carpathians, in Eastern Slovakia, and in areas of Romania adjacent to Ukraine. The name Stan in 1364 served as the basis for the toponym Sтаново, located in the Mukachevo district, and similar toponyms in the Principality of Moldavia. This name has long been used by Serbs, Bulgarians, Macedonians, Czechs, and Poles.