The name Stana is a feminine personal name that is derived from masculine names such as Stan, Stanislav, Stanimir, or Stanits, by the addition of the suffix -a.Most records of the name Stana originate from the Carpathian region in the 16th-17th centuries. For example, in a record from 1401, it mentions: "for...the sister of my Moushou and Stana" from the village of Korolevo. In 1405, a noblewoman named Stana from the village of Solotvyno is mentioned, and in 1704, there is a record of a mother who bore the name Stana from the village of N. Svidnik.It is also noted that in 1920, among the students of the Ruthenian secondary school in the city of Shidza, a girl named Teklya Stana was mentioned. In Lviv region in 1437, an onym (a name derived from another name) Stanin, also derived from this name, was recorded.In the VIL dictionary, the name Stana and its variant Stanya are listed only in the index of abbreviated and affectionate forms of names.This name is also known among Bulgarians, Serbs, and Croats, as well as among Moldovans and Romanians. In Bulgarian culture, the name Stana was used as a wish, "May she remain among the living!"
