Stana

Stana is a South Slavic feminine name, originating as a short form of longer compound names beginning with the Slavic element stan, meaning to stand or to become. It is used primarily in Serbian and Croatian traditions, where it developed as an independent given name from hypocoristic forms of names such as Stanislava or Stanimira. The Czech form Stáňa functions similarly as a pet form of Stanislava. Related names include Stanislava, Stanka, and Stanimira.