Stephen

Meaning

1. The first Christian martyr.
2. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
3. A female given name.
4. A surname originating as a patronymic.
5. A minor city in Marshall County, Minnesota, United States, named after George Stephen.

Synonyms

Steven

Sir Leslie Stephen

Steve

Translations

Étienne

Estêvão

Stefano

Esteban

Stéphane

Esteve

Stephan

Stephanus

Stefan

Στέφανος

İstefanos

إصتفان

Etienne

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈstiːvən/

Etymology

From Latin Stephanus, from Ancient Greek Στέφανος (Stéphanos), from στέφανος (stéphanos, “crown, wreath”), from στέφω (stéphō, “to put round, to surround”).
From *stegʷʰ- (“to enlace”) + -νος (-nos, suffix forming an adjective or noun) from Proto-Indo-European *-nós (suffix forming a verbal adjective from a verb stem).