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Stephen

April 17, 2024

For other uses, see Stephen (disambiguation).

Stephen or Steven is a common English first name. It is particularly significant to Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen (Greek: Στέφανος Stéphanos), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; he is widely regarded as the first martyr (or "protomartyr") of the Christian Church.

Stephen
Pronunciation/ˈstiːvən/ STEE-vən
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameGreek
MeaningWreath, crown, honour, reward, royalty, renown, fame
Other names
Alternative spellingSteven
Nickname(s)Stevo, Steve, Stevie, Ste, Steph
DerivedΣτέφανος (Stéphanos)
Related namesStephan, Ștefan, Stefan, Stepan, Stefan, Stefano, Stefani, Steph, Stephanie, Stevo, Steffen, Sten, Swen, Étienne, Estêvão, Esteban, István, Stephanie (feminine form)
See alsoRobert, Rudolph, Roger, Louis, Ludwig, Timothy, Waldemar, Vladimir

The name, in both the forms Stephen and Steven, is often shortened to Steve or Stevie. In English, the female version of the name is Stephanie.

Many surnames are derived from the first name, including Stephens, Stevens, Stephenson, and Stevenson, all of which mean "Stephen's (son)". In modern times the name has sometimes been given with intentionally non-standard spelling, such as Stevan or Stevon. A common variant of the name used in English is Stephan (/ˈstɛfən/ STEF-ən); related names that have found some currency or significance in English include Stefan (pronounced /ˈstɛfən/ STEF-ən or /stəˈfɑːn/ stə-FAHN in English), Esteban (often pronounced /ˈɛstɪbæn/ EST-ib-an), and the Shakespearean Stephano (/ˈstɛfənoʊ/ STEF-ən-oh). The spelling as Stephen also has the pronunciation (/ˈstɛfən/) STEF-ən which derived from the Greek origin of the name Stephanos.

Origins edit

The name "Stephen" (and its common variant "Steven")[1] is derived from Greek Στέφανος (Stéphanos), a first name from the Greek word στέφανος (stéphanos), meaning 'wreath, crown' and by extension 'reward, honor, renown, fame', from the verb στέφειν (stéphein), 'to encircle, to wreathe'.[2][3] In Ancient Greece, crowning wreaths (such as laurel wreaths) were given to the winners of contests. Originally, as the verb suggests, the noun had a more general meaning of any "circle"—including a circle of people, a circling wall around a city, and, in its earliest recorded use, the circle of a fight, which is found in the Iliad of Homer.[4]

In other languages edit

Like all biblical names, Stephen has forms in other world languages. Among them are:

People with the name edit

For people more commonly known as Steve, see Steve.
For people more commonly known as Stevie, see Stevie.

Popularity edit

In the United Kingdom, it peaked during the 1950s and 1960s as one of the top ten male first names (ranking third in 1954) but had fallen to twentieth by 1984 and had fallen out of the top one hundred by 2002.[8] The name was ranked 201 in the United States in 2009, according to the Social Security Administration.[9] The name reached its peak popularity in 1951 but remained very common through the mid-1990s, when popularity started to decrease in the United States.[10]

In England and Wales, neither "Stephen" nor "Steven" was among the top 100 names for newborn boys in 2003–2007.[11] In Scotland, "Steven" and "Stephen" were the eighth and tenth most popular names for newborn boys in 1975, but were not in the top ten in 1900, 1950 or 2000.[12] "Stephen" was 68th in 1900,[13] and 46th in 1950,[14] while "Steven" was not in the top 100 either year. Neither spelling was in the top 100 names for newborn boys in Scotland in 2008.[15]

In the United States, the spelling "Stephen" reached its peak of popularity between 1949 and 1951, when it was the 19th most popular name for newborn boys. It stayed in the top 100 boys' names from 1936 through 2000, and for most years between 1897 and 1921. In 2008 it was the 192nd most common name for boys.[16] The spelling "Steven" reached its peak during 1955–1961, when it was the tenth most popular name for newborn boys. It stayed in the top 100 boys' names from 1941 through 2007. In 2008 it was the 104th most popular name for boys. Before the 20th century, the "Steven" spelling was heavily outweighed by "Stephen", never reaching above 391st.[16]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Stephen was ranked 246th among male names in the United States in 2015, and 357th in England and Wales (source); Steven was ranked 154th in the United States and 403rd in England and Wales (source). Stephen, however, is the form more often used in historical contexts, and almost exclusively the form used for the saint.
  2. ^ "Online Etymology Dictionary". Etymonline.com. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
  3. ^ στέφανος, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek–English Lexicon, on Perseus
  4. ^ Homer, Iliad, 13.736, on Perseus
  5. ^ "Name Stevko @ Acta Croatica". actacroatica.com.
  6. ^ (Archived copy) (in Tatar). Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  7. ^ "Amharic Names That Start With E". ethiopia.limbo13.com.
  8. ^ "Stephen – Meaning And Origin Of The Name Stephen". BabyNames.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
  9. ^ Popular Baby Names, Social Security Online
  10. ^ . Babynametrain.com. Archived from the original on 2018-11-12. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
  11. ^ Top 100 names for baby boys in England and Wales May 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, National Statistics, 2009.
  12. ^ Popular Forenames in Scotland, 1900 – 2000 2009-06-08 at the Wayback Machine, General Register Office, Scotland, Occasional Paper No. 2, 2001.
  13. ^ Table: The Top 100 Names: 1900 2011-01-01 at the Wayback Machine, in Popular Forenames in Scotland, 1900 – 2000, General Register Office, Scotland, Occasional Paper No. 2, 2001.
  14. ^ Table: The Top 100 Names: 1950 2009-06-12 at the Wayback Machine, in Popular Forenames in Scotland, 1900 – 2000, General Register Office, Scotland, Occasional Paper No. 2, 2001.
  15. ^ Table: Top 100 boys' and girls' names, Scotland, 2008, showing changes since 2007 2011-06-14 at the Wayback Machine, in Popular Forenames — Babies' First Names 2008 2010-04-20 at the Wayback Machine, General Register Office, Scotland, 2009.

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For other uses see Stephen disambiguation Stephen or Steven is a common English first name It is particularly significant to Christians as it belonged to Saint Stephen Greek Stefanos Stephanos an early disciple and deacon who according to the Book of Acts was stoned to death he is widely regarded as the first martyr or protomartyr of the Christian Church StephenSaint Stephen detail by Giacomo CavedonePronunciation ˈ s t iː v en STEE venGenderMaleOriginWord nameGreekMeaningWreath crown honour reward royalty renown fameOther namesAlternative spellingStevenNickname s Stevo Steve Stevie Ste StephDerivedStefanos Stephanos Related namesStephan Ștefan Stefan Stepan Stefan Stefano Stefani Steph Stephanie Stevo Steffen Sten Swen Etienne Estevao Esteban Istvan Stephanie feminine form See alsoRobert Rudolph Roger Louis Ludwig Timothy Waldemar VladimirThe name in both the forms Stephen and Steven is often shortened to Steve or Stevie In English the female version of the name is Stephanie Many surnames are derived from the first name including Stephens Stevens Stephenson and Stevenson all of which mean Stephen s son In modern times the name has sometimes been given with intentionally non standard spelling such as Stevan or Stevon A common variant of the name used in English is Stephan ˈ s t ɛ f e n STEF en related names that have found some currency or significance in English include Stefan pronounced ˈ s t ɛ f e n STEF en or s t e ˈ f ɑː n ste FAHN in English Esteban often pronounced ˈ ɛ s t ɪ b ae n EST ib an and the Shakespearean Stephano ˈ s t ɛ f en oʊ STEF en oh The spelling as Stephen also has the pronunciation ˈ s t ɛ f e n STEF en which derived from the Greek origin of the name Stephanos Contents 1 Origins 2 In other languages 3 People with the name 4 Popularity 5 See also 6 ReferencesOrigins editThe name Stephen and its common variant Steven 1 is derived from Greek Stefanos Stephanos a first name from the Greek word stefanos stephanos meaning wreath crown and by extension reward honor renown fame from the verb stefein stephein to encircle to wreathe 2 3 In Ancient Greece crowning wreaths such as laurel wreaths were given to the winners of contests Originally as the verb suggests the noun had a more general meaning of any circle including a circle of people a circling wall around a city and in its earliest recorded use the circle of a fight which is found in the Iliad of Homer 4 In other languages editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed December 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Like all biblical names Stephen has forms in other world languages Among them are Esteban Spanish Filipino Basque Estebao Old Portuguese Estepan Estebe Extiban Estevan Old Spanish Estevao Portuguese Esteve Catalan Estevo Galician Etienne Estienne is an archaic spelling Stephan Stephane Stephen Stefane Stephanne French Istefanos Stefan Turkish Istfan Stepan Azeri Istvan Stefan Csepan Hungarian Ixtebe Basque Steabhan Stiofan Stiofan Irish Stefan Slovak Slovene Stefan Shtjefen Fan Albanian language Stefan Stefaan Stefans Steven Stephan Afrikaans Dutch Stefan Stephan Steffen German Stefan Stevan Cornish as in Eglosstefan Lannstevan Stefan Steven Breton as in Sant Stefan ar Roudouz Gwion Steven Ștefan with the diminutives Ștefănel Ștefăniță Ștefănuț Romanian Stefan Szczepan Polish Stefano Esperanto Stefano Italian Stefans Stepans Stepons Stivens Latvian Stefanus Stephanus Latin Stefan Icelandic Steven Stephen Stefanus Stefan Indonesian Staffan Stefan Swedish Steffan Stifyn Stifyn Welsh Steffen Norwegian Steffen Stephen Stefan Stephan Danish Steffeni Stefani Stiifaat Greenlandic Stepan Czech Steponas Stepas Lithuanian Stiefnu Maltese Stiobhan Stiophan Steaphan Scottish Gaelic Stjepan Stijepo Stepan Stipan Stipe Stipo Stipa Scepan Scepo Stef Stevko 5 Stevo Stefan Stevan Stevica Serbo Croatian as in Stefan the First Crowned Tapani Teppana Teppo Finnish Tipene Maori Tehvan Estonian Stefanos Stephanos Stefanos Stephanas Stepfan Stephano Stephanus Greek Stepan Stepan the most common Ukrainian Stefan Stefan Stepan Stepan Stepa Stepka Stepanya Stepashka Russian Stefan Stefan diminutive Chefo Chefo Stefcho Stefcho Stefo Stefo Bulgarian Stefan Stefan Stevan Stevan Stevo Stevo Stefo Stefo Stefche Stefche Macedonian ⲥⲧⲉⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ Step h anos ⲥⲧⲉⲫⲁⲛⲉ Step h ana ⲥⲉⲧⲉⲡⲫⲉⲛ Sedephen Coptic Scyapan Sciapan Belarusian Ychtapan Ictapan Tatar 6 სტეფანე Stepane Georgian Ստեփանոս Stepanos diminutive Փանոս Panos Armenian סטיבן Stiven סטפן stefan Hebrew እስጢፋኖስ Estefanos Amharic 7 People with the name editList of people with given name Stephen Stephen surname including a list of people with the surnameFor people more commonly known as Steve see Steve For people more commonly known as Stevie see Stevie Popularity editIn the United Kingdom it peaked during the 1950s and 1960s as one of the top ten male first names ranking third in 1954 but had fallen to twentieth by 1984 and had fallen out of the top one hundred by 2002 8 The name was ranked 201 in the United States in 2009 according to the Social Security Administration 9 The name reached its peak popularity in 1951 but remained very common through the mid 1990s when popularity started to decrease in the United States 10 In England and Wales neither Stephen nor Steven was among the top 100 names for newborn boys in 2003 2007 11 In Scotland Steven and Stephen were the eighth and tenth most popular names for newborn boys in 1975 but were not in the top ten in 1900 1950 or 2000 12 Stephen was 68th in 1900 13 and 46th in 1950 14 while Steven was not in the top 100 either year Neither spelling was in the top 100 names for newborn boys in Scotland in 2008 15 In the United States the spelling Stephen reached its peak of popularity between 1949 and 1951 when it was the 19th most popular name for newborn boys It stayed in the top 100 boys names from 1936 through 2000 and for most years between 1897 and 1921 In 2008 it was the 192nd most common name for boys 16 The spelling Steven reached its peak during 1955 1961 when it was the tenth most popular name for newborn boys It stayed in the top 100 boys names from 1941 through 2007 In 2008 it was the 104th most popular name for boys Before the 20th century the Steven spelling was heavily outweighed by Stephen never reaching above 391st 16 See also editAll pages with titles beginning with Stephen Stevens surname Stephens surname Stephenson surname Stevenson surname Helen Steven 1942 2016 Scottish pacifistReferences edit Stephen was ranked 246th among male names in the United States in 2015 and 357th in England and Wales source Steven was ranked 154th in the United States and 403rd in England and Wales source Stephen however is the form more often used in historical contexts and almost exclusively the form used for the saint Online Etymology Dictionary Etymonline com Retrieved 2012 02 01 stefanos Henry George Liddell Robert Scott A Greek English Lexicon on Perseus Homer Iliad 13 736 on Perseus Name Stevko Acta Croatica actacroatica com Tatarskaya dialektologiya Archived copy in Tatar Archived from the original on 2016 03 07 Retrieved 2016 03 05 Amharic Names That Start With E ethiopia limbo13 com Stephen Meaning And Origin Of The Name Stephen BabyNames co uk Retrieved 2012 02 01 Popular Baby Names Social Security Online Popularity of Stephen in the United States Babynametrain com Archived from the original on 2018 11 12 Retrieved 2012 02 01 Top 100 names for baby boys in England and Wales Archived May 22 2011 at the Wayback Machine National Statistics 2009 Popular Forenames in Scotland 1900 2000 Archived 2009 06 08 at the Wayback Machine General Register Office Scotland Occasional Paper No 2 2001 Table The Top 100 Names 1900 Archived 2011 01 01 at the Wayback Machine in Popular Forenames in Scotland 1900 2000 General Register Office Scotland Occasional Paper No 2 2001 Table The Top 100 Names 1950 Archived 2009 06 12 at the Wayback Machine in Popular Forenames in Scotland 1900 2000 General Register Office Scotland Occasional Paper No 2 2001 Table Top 100 boys and girls names Scotland 2008 showing changes since 2007 Archived 2011 06 14 at the Wayback Machine in Popular Forenames Babies First Names 2008 Archived 2010 04 20 at the Wayback Machine General Register Office Scotland 2009 a b Popular baby names U S Social Security Administration 2009 nbsp This page or section lists people that share the same given name If an internal link led you here you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stephen amp oldid 1219277365, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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