Šťastný

Family name
name = Šťastný


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pronunciation = IPA2|ˈʃcɑsniː
meaning = happy
region = Czech Republic and Slovakia
related names = Stastny
search = Stastny
footnotes = [ [http://www.census.gov/genealogy/names/names_files.html 1990 Census Name Files ] ]

Šťastný (IPA2|ˈʃcɑsniː) is a Czech and Slovak surname which means "happy" [ [http://www.4crests.com/czecsurcoato.html Czech Surnames] ] . The feminine form of the surname is Šťastná. The following people have this surname:

In sports:
* Anton Šťastný (born 1959), retired Slovak-Canadian professional ice hockey player, brother of Vladimír, Peter, and Marián
* Bohuslav Šťastný (born 1949), retired Czech professional ice hockey player (he is unrelated to the Slovak Šťastný family)
* František Šťastný (1927 − 2000), Czech Grand Prix motorcycle racer
* Leopold Šťastný (1911 − 1996), Slovak football (soccer) player and trainer
* Marián Šťastný (born 1953), retired Slovak-Canadian professional ice hockey player, brother of Vladimír, Peter, and Anton
* Paul Stastny (Pavol Šťastný) (born 1985), Canadian-American professional ice hockey player, son of Peter
* Peter Šťastný (born 1956), retired Slovak-Canadian professional ice hockey great
* Vladimír Šťastný (coach) (born 1945), former assistant coach of the Slovakian national ice hockey team, brother of Marián, Peter, and Anton
* Yan Stastny (Ján Šťastný) (born 1982), Canadian-American professional ice hockey player, son of Peter

In the arts:
* Bohumil Šťastný (1905 − 1991), Czech photographer
* Jan Šťastný (violoncellist) (c. 1764 − ?), Czech composer and cellist
* Jan Šťastný (actor) (born 1965), Czech actor
* Marie Šťastná (born 1981), Czech poet
* Vladimír Šťastný (1841 − 1910), Czech priest and poet

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