Meaning, origin and history of the name Stephan

Gender Masculine

Pronounced Pron. /ˈʃtɛ.fan/ (German) /ˈsteː.fɑn/ (Dutch) [key ·simplify]

Meaning & History

German and Dutch form of Stephen.

DiminutiveStef (Dutch)

Other Languages & CulturesStephon (African American) Stephanos (Ancient Greek) Stepan (Armenian) Estebe, Eztebe (Basque) Stephen (Biblical) Stephanos (Biblical Greek) Stephanus (Biblical Latin) Stefan (Bulgarian) Esteve (Catalan) Stefanu (Corsican) Stjepan, Stevo, Stipan, Stipe, Stipo (Croatian) Štěpán (Czech) Stefan, Steffen (Danish) Stephen, Ste, Steph, Steve, Steven, Stevie (English) Tahvo, Tapani, Teppo (Finnish) Stefaan (Flemish) Étienne, Stéphane, Steeve, Steve (French) Estevo (Galician) Stepane (Georgian) Stefanos, Stephanos (Greek) István, Pista, Pisti (Hungarian) Stefán (Icelandic) Stiofán, Steafán (Irish) Stefano (Italian) Stefans (Latvian) Stephano (Literature) Steponas (Lithuanian) Steffen (Low German) Stefan, Stevo (Macedonian) Estienne (Medieval French) Tipene (Māori) Stefan, Steffen (Norwegian) Estève (Occitan) Stefan, Szczepan, Stefek (Polish) Estêvão (Portuguese) Ștefan, Fane (Romanian) Stepan, Styopa (Russian) Steenie (Scots) Steaphan (Scottish Gaelic) Stefan, Stevan, Stevo, Stjepan (Serbian) Štefan (Slovak) Štefan (Slovene) Esteban (Spanish) Stefan, Staffan (Swedish) Stepan (Ukrainian) Steffan (Welsh)

User SubmissionsStéphan, Stephán

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