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Stenka may be a given name and a surname. As a Russian given name Стенька, it is a diminutive of Stepan.
As a Polish gender-neutral surname, it may be derived either from the nickname stenka, 'brat' or from the diminutive for the name, Stenclaw, a Germanized version of Stanisław. Archaic feminine forms (still used colloquially): Stenczyna (after husband), Stenczanka (after father). [1]
Notable people with the name include:
- Barbara Stenka, Polish poet and writer
- Danuta Stenka (born 1961), Polish actress
- Dariusz Stenka (born 1963), Polish speedway rider
- Stenka Razin (1630–1671), Cossack leader
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