Stephen

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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]

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

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).

Equivalents of Stephen 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
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  • 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". www.dictionary.com. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  2. "Stephen name Meaning and Origin". babys.name. Archived from the original on 2023-03-26. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  3. OACT. "Popular Baby Names". www.ssa.gov. Retrieved 2023-03-26.