Stephen: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

Stephen is a male first name. Its origin is the Greek stephanos, meaning "crown".

Alternative forms and or spellings of the name include Steven and Stephan. The latter may be pronounced the same way as the Steven spelling (as with Stephan Jenkins), or pronounced with a short E, as in the form Stefan.

The female version of the name is Stephanie.

A diminutive, or hypocoristic, of this name used my most people with this name at least sometimes is Steve. Other diminutives include Stevie and Stevo.

First names that can be interpreted as Stephen in English

• Étienne, Estienne, Stéphane (French)
• Stefano (Italian)
• Estévan (Portuguese)
• Esteban (Spanish)
• Esteve (Catalan)
• Stefan, Stephan, Steifen (German)
• Stefan (Dutch)
• István (diminutives Isti and Pisti) (Hungarian(
• Stiobhan (Scots Gaelic)
• Štefan (Czech, Slovak)
• Steafán, Stiofan (Irish)
• Stephanos, Stefanos (Greek)
• Kepano (Hawaiian)
• Sitiveni (Tongan)

• Saint Stephen
• Stephen of England
• Stephen I of Hungary
• Stephen II of Hungary
• Stephen III of Hungary
• Stephen IV of Hungary
• Stephen I, Pope
• Stephen II, Pope
• Stephen III, Pope
• Stephen IV, Pope
• Stephen V, Pope
• Stephen VI, Pope
• Stephen VII, Pope
• Stephen VIII, Pope
• Stephen IX, Pope