Stephen

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Stephen
Pronunciationhow to say: /ˈstiːvən/
GenderMale
Origin
Language(s)Greek
MeaningCrown; wreath
Other names
Nickname(s)Steve
DerivedGreek: Στέφανος
Related namesStephanie, Steven

Stephen or Steven (generally pronounced how to say: /ˈstiːvən/)[1] is an English masculine first name, comes the Latin form Stephanus and that from the Greek Στέφανος (Stephanos), which means "crown" or "wreath."[2] This name was ranked #341 on the US Popular Names in 2021. [3]

Other spellings are Stephan, Stefan, Stephaen, Stevie, and Stevon. Steve is the common short form and various diminutives such as Stevie are also found. Many family names come from Stephen: the most common are Stephens/Stevens and Stephenson/Stevenson (others include Stephen, Stephan, Stefan, Stevin, and Stever).

In various languages

  • Afrikaans: Stefan, Stefaan, Stëven
  • Albanian: Shtjefen, or Stefan
  • Arabic: إصتفان, ستيف, ستيفن
  • Armenian: Ստեփանոս, Ստեփան
  • Azerbaijani: İstfan, Stepan
  • Bulgarian: Стефан -Stefan
  • Catalan: Esteve
  • Chinese: 史蒂芬, 史地芬, 斯德望, 斯蒂芬
  • Yue Chinese: 史提芬
  • Croatian: Stjepan, Stipe
  • Czech: Štěpán
  • Danish: Steffen, Stephen, Stefan, Stephan
  • Dutch: Steven, Stefaan, Stefanus
  • Fijian: Sitiveni
  • Finnish: Tapani, Teppo
  • French: Étienne ("Estienne" is an obsolete spelling), Stéphane
  • German: Stefan, Stephan, Steffen
  • Greek: Στέφανος -Stefanos
  • Haitian Creole: Étyen
  • Hawaiian: Kepano, Kiwini
  • Hebrew: סטפן
  • Hungarian: István
  • Icelandic: Stefán
  • Irish: Steabhán, Stiofán/Stiofáin
  • Italian: Stefano
  • Japanese: スティーブン、スティーブ -Stiibun, Stiibu
  • Korean: 스티븐
  • Latin: Stephanus
  • Lithuanian: Steponas, Stepas
  • Macedonian: Стефан, Стеван, Стево, Стефче
  • Maltese: Stiefnu
  • Montenegrin: Стефан/Stefan, Стеван/Stevan, Шћепан/Šćepan
  • Myanmar: စတီဗင်
  • Norwegian: Steffen
  • Polish: Stefan, Szczepan
  • Portuguese: Estevão
  • Romanian: Ştefan
  • Russian: Стефан, Степан -Stepan
  • Scottish Gaelic: Stíobhan
  • Serbian: Стефан/Stefan, Стеван/Stevan, Степан/Stepan, Шћепан/Šćepan, Стијепо/Stijepo, Стево/Stevo
  • Slovene: Štefan
  • Slovak: Štefan
  • Spanish: Esteban
  • Swedish: Staffan, Stefan
  • Tagalog: Esteban
  • Turkish: İstefanos
  • Ukrainian: Степан, Стефан -Stepan, Stefan (Степан [Stepan] is a more western Ukrainian usage)
  • Welsh: Steffan

Historical figures known by the name Stephen

Saints

Royalty

Church figures

Other

References

  1. ↑ Definition of Stephen | Dictionary.com (in en). www.dictionary.com. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  2. ↑ Stephen name Meaning and Origin. babys.name. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  3. ↑ OACT. Popular Baby Names. www.ssa.gov. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
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