Stephen 191200 226132523 2008-07-16T23:29:27Z Blanchardb 5311630 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/166.82.232.57|166.82.232.57]] to last version by 121.223.92.119 (using [[WP:HG|Huggle]]) {{Infobox Given name 2 | origin = Greek | gender = male | meaning = ''"crown", "wreath", "king"'' }} '''Stephen (or Steven)''' ({{Pron-en|ˈstivən}} or {{IPAlink-en|ˈstɛfən}} in [[American English]], {{IPAlink-en|ˈstiːvn}} in [[British English]]) is an English masculine [[given name|first name]], derived through the Latin form ''Stephanus'' from the [[Greek language|Greek]] ''Στέφανος'' (''Stephanos''), which means "crown" or "wreath." Less commonly encountered spellings include ''[[Stephan]]'', ''Stevan'', ''Stieven'', ''Stefan'', and ''Stevon''. ''Steve'' is the common short form and various [[diminutive]]s such as ''Stevie'' are also found. Many family names are derived from Stephen: the most common are ''Stephens/Stevens'' and ''Stephenson/Stevenson'' (others include ''Stephen'', ''Stephan'', ''Stefan'', ''Stevin'', and ''Stever''). For Stephen as a surname see '''[[Stephen (surname)]]''', '''[[Stevenson]]''' and '''[[Stephenson]]'''. * ''Esteban'' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]]) * ''Esteban'' ([[Tagalog language|Filipino]]) * ''Estêvão'' ([[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]) * ''Esteve'' ([[Catalan language|Catalan]]) * ''[[Étienne]]'' ("Estienne" is an obsolete spelling), ''Stéphane'' ([[French language|French]]) * ''İstefanos'' ([[Turkish language|Turkish]]) * ''İstfan'', ''Stepan'' ([[Azerbaijani language|Azeri]]) * ''István'' ([[Hungarian language|Hungarian]]) * ''Kepano'', ''Kiwini'' ([[Hawaiian language|Hawaiian]]) * {{lang|zh|史提芬, 史蒂芬, 史地芬, 斯德望, 斯蒂芬}} ([[Chinese language|Chinese]]) * 스티븐 (''Seutibeun'', [[Korean language|Korean]]) * ''Shtjefen'' or ''Stefan'' ([[Albanian language|Albanian]]) * ''Sitiveni'' ([[Tongan language|Tongan]], [[Fijian language|Fijian]]) * ''Staffan'', ''Stefan'' ([[Swedish language|Swedish]]) * ''Steafán'', ''Stiofán/Stiofáin'' ([[Irish language|Irish]]) * ''[[Stefán]]'' ([[Icelandic language|Icelandic]]) * ''[[Stefano]]'' ([[Italian language|Italian]]) * ''Ştefan'' ([[Romanian language|Romanian]]) * ''Štefan'' ([[Slovak language|Slovak]]) * ''Štefan'' ([[Slovenian language|Slovene]]) * ''Stefan'', ''Stefaan'', ''Stëven'' ([[Afrikaans language|Afrikaans]]) * ''Stefan'', ''Stephan'', ''Steffen'' ([[German language|German]]) * ''Stefan'', ''Szczepan'' ([[Polish language|Polish]]) * ''Steffan'' ([[Welsh language|Welsh]]) * ''Steffen'' ([[Norwegian language|Norwegian]]) * ''Steffen'', ''Stephen'', ''Stefan'', ''Stephan'' ([[Danish language|Danish]]) * ''Štěpán'', ''Štefan'' ([[Czech language|Czech]]) * ''Stefanus'', ''Stephanus'' ([[Latin language|Latin]]) * ''Steponas'', ''Stepas'' ([[Lithuanian language|Lithuanian]]) * ''Steven'' ([[Breton language|Breton]]) * ''Steven'', ''Stefaan'', ''Stefanus'', ''Stefan'', ''Stephan'' ([[Dutch language|Dutch]]) * ''Stiefnu'' ([[Maltese language|Maltese]]) * スティーブン、スティーブ (''Stiibun, Stiibu'', [[Japanese language|Japanese]]) * ''Stìobhan, Stìophain, Stèaphan'' ([[Scottish Gaelic]]) * ''Stjepan, Stipe'' ([[Croatian language|Croatian]]) * ''Tapani'' ([[Finnish language|Finnish]]) * ''Tipene'' ([[Māori language|Māori]]) * Estfen, إصتفان, ستيف, ستيفن ([[Arabic language|Arabic]]) * סטפן ([[Hebrew]]) * Στέφανος (''Stephanos'', ''Stefanos'', [[Greek language|Greek]]) * Степан, Стефан (''Stepan, Stefan'', [[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]]; Стефан [Stefan] is a more western Ukrainian usage{{Fact|date=April 2008}}) * Стефан (''Stefan'', [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]]) * Стефан/Stefan, Стеван/Stevan, Степан/Stepan, Шћепан/Šćepan, Стијепо/Stijepo, Стево/Stevo ([[Serbian language|Serbian]]) * Стефан/Stefan, Стеван/Stevan, Шћепан/Šćepan ([[Montenegrin language|Montenegrin]]) * Стефан, Стеван, Стево, Стефче ([[Macedonian language|Macedonian]]) * Стефан, Степан (''Stepan'', [[Russian language|Russian]]) * Ստեփանոս, Ստեփան (''Stepanos, Stepan'', [[Armenian language|Armenian]]) * ஸடீபன் (''Stepan'', [[Tamil language|Tamil]]) * ''Steephan'' ([[Southern Dravidian languages|South Indian]]) ==Historical figures known by the name Stephen== :''Note: to find people with the given name Stephen who are also known by another name, see {{lookfrom|Stephen}}''. ===Saints=== * [[Saint Stephen]], the "[[protomartyr]]" of [[Christianity]] (The [[St. Stephen's Day|Feast of Saint Stephen]] is celebrated on [[December 26]] in the [[Western Church]] and [[December 27]] in the [[Eastern Church]].) * [[Stephen I of Hungary|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=== * [[Stephen of Armenia]] * [[Ivan Stephen of Bulgaria]] * [[Stephen of England]] * [[Stephen B%C3%A1thory of Poland]] * [[Stephen I of Hungary]] * [[Stephen II of Hungary]] * [[Stephen III of Hungary]] * [[Stephen IV of Hungary]] * [[Stephen V of Hungary]] * [[Stephen III of Moldavia]] * [[Stephen I of Finland]] * [[Stefan Uros I]] * [[Stefan Uros II]] * [[Stefan Uros III]] * [[Stefan Uroš IV]] * [[Stefan Uros V]] * [[Stefan Vladislav I]] * [[Stefan Vladislav II]] * [[Stefan Nemanja]] * [[Stefan Prvovenčani]] * [[Stefan Radoslav]] * [[Stefan Lazarević]] * [[Stefanica|Stefan I Crnojevic]] - ruler of [[Principality of Zeta|Zeta]] * [[Stjepan Držislav]] - King Of [[Kingdom of Croatia (Medieval)|Croatia]] ===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 [[Archdiocese of Zaragoza|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 (Tomorrow People)|Stephen]], a character in the 1970s [[science fiction]] series ''[[The Tomorrow People]]'' * "Steven", a long-running comic strip by cartoonist [[Doug Allen]] * [[Stephen's Gourmet]], a brand of [[hot cocoa]] ==Placenames derived from Stephen== * [[Australia]] ** [[Port Stephens]], [[New South Wales]] ** [[Stevensville, Victoria]] * [[Canada]] ** [[St. Stephen, New Brunswick]] ** [[Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador]] ** [[Stevensville, Ontario]] * [[France]] ** [[Saint-Étienne]], [[Loire]], [[Rhône-Alpes]] * [[United Kingdom]] ** [[Kirkby Stephen]], [[Cumbria]], [[England]] ** [[Stevenage]], [[Hertfordshire]], [[England]] ** [[Steventon, Hampshire]], [[England]] ** [[Steventon, Oxfordshire]], [[England]] ** [[Stevens]], [[Yorkshire]], [[England]] ** [[Stevenston]], [[Ayrshire]], [[Scotland]] ** [[St Stephen-in-Brannel]], [[Cornwall]], [[England]] * [[United States]] ** [[Fort Stevens (Oregon)]] ** [[Fort Stevens (Washington, D.C.)]] ** [[Lake Stevens, Washington]] ** [[St. Stephen, Minnesota]] ** [[St. Stephen, South Carolina]] ** [[Stephan, South Dakota]] ** [[Stephen, Minnesota]] ** [[Stephens, Arkansas]] ** [[Stephens City, Virginia]] ** [[Stephens County, Georgia]] ** [[Stephens County, Oklahoma]] ** [[Stephens County, Texas]] ** [[Stephenson, Michigan]] ** [[Stephenson, Wisconsin]] ** [[Stephenson County, Illinois]] ** [[Stephenville, Texas]] ** [[Stevens County, Kansas]] ** [[Stevens County, Minnesota]] ** [[Stevens County, Washington]] ** [[Stevens Pass]], [[Washington]] ** [[Stevens Point, Wisconsin]] ** [[Stevens Township, Pennsylvania]] ** [[Stevenson, Alabama]] ** [[Stevenson, Maryland]] ** [[Stevenson, Washington]] ** [[Stevensville, Maryland]] ** [[Stevensville, Michigan]] ** [[Stevensville, Montana]] ** [[Stevensville, Pennsylvania]] * [[Italy]] ** [[Porto Santo Stefano]], [[Tuscany]] * [[Republic of Macedonia]] **Sveti Stefan * [[Montenegro]] ** [[Sveti Stefan]] == See also == *[[Steve O.]] *[[Stefán]] *[[Project Steve]] *{{lookfrom|Stephen}} *{{lookfrom|Steven}} *{{lookfrom|Steve}} {{disambig}} [[Category:Lists of ambiguous human names]] [[Category:English given names]] [[Category:Given names]] [[Category:Disambiguation pages in need of being split]] [[bg:Стефан]] [[de:Stephan]] [[eo:Stefano]] [[fi:Tapani (nimi)]] [[fr:Étienne]] [[hu:István]] [[id:Stephen]] [[it:Stefano]] [[ja:スティーヴン]] [[nl:Steven]] [[no:Stefan]] [[pl:Stefan]] [[ro:Ştefan]] [[ru:Степан]] [[sk:Štefan]] [[sl:Štefan]] [[sr:Стеван (име)]] [[sv:Stefan]] [[zh:司提反]]