Stenka may be a given name and a surname. As a Russian given name , 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). STENKA
Notable people with the name include:
, Polish poet and writer
(born 1963), Polish speedway rider
See also
Sten (name) Stanko
References