Stephen

Stephen
Stephen
Pronunciation	English pronunciation: /ˈstiːvən/
Gender	Male
Origin
Language(s)	Greek
Meaning	Crown; wreath
Other names
Nickname(s)	Steve
Derived	Greek: Στέφανος
Related names	Stephanie, Steven

Stephen or Steven (generally pronounced English pronunciation: /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).

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
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

Saint Stephen, the first martyr of Christianity (The Feast of Saint Stephen is celebrated on December 26 in the Western Church and December 27 in the Eastern Church.)
Saint Stephen, the first king of Hungary
St. Stephen of Surozh, see Bravlin for details.
Stephen, one of the pair of Christian saints and martyrs Socrates and Stephen

Royalty

Church figures

Patriarch Stephen I of Constantinople
Patriarch Stephen II of Constantionople
Pope Stephen I
Pope-elect Stephen
Pope Stephen II
Pope Stephen III
Pope Stephen IV
Pope Stephen V
Pope Stephen VI
Pope Stephen VII
Pope Stephen VIII
Pope Stephen IX
Stephanus I, bishop of Aquileia from AD 515
Stephanus II Patriarch of Grado from AD 670
Stephen, bishop of Zaragoza (Spain) in 1128-1130.

Other

Stephanus of Byzantium
Stephanus Med. and Stephanus, Phil, two 7th century physicians, see List of ancient doctors
Henri Estienne (1528-1598), a printer and humanist generally now known by the Latin version of his name, Stephanus.
Stephen, a character in the 1970s science fiction series The Tomorrow People
"Steven", a long-running comic strip by cartoonist Doug Allen
Stephen Hawking, British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)

References

↑ "Definition of Stephen | Dictionary.com". www.dictionary.com. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
↑ "Stephen name Meaning and Origin". babys.name. Archived from the original on 2023-03-26. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
↑ OACT. "Popular Baby Names". www.ssa.gov. Retrieved 2023-03-26.

[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.

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