Stephen
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Stephen, or Steven, is a male first name, originating from the Greek term Στέφανος (Stephanos), Latinized Stephanus. The meaning of the name is "crown" or "wreath."
Alternative forms and spellings of the name include Steven, Stephan, Stefan (German). Steve is the common short form and various diminutives, such as Stevie, are found. The name is also found as a last name in such forms as Stephen, Stephan, Stefan, Stevens, Stephens, Stevenson, Stephenson, Stevin, and Stever. A female version of the name is Stephanie.
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Equivalents of Stephen in various languages
- Shtjefen or Stefan (Albanian)
- Stepanos (Armenian)
- Стефан (Bulgarian)
- Esteve (Catalan)
- Stjepan (Croatian)
- Steffen, Stephen, Stefan, Stephan (Danish)
- 史提芬, 司提反 (Chinese)
- Štěpán (Czech)
- Steven, Stefan, Stefanus (Dutch)
- Tapani (Finnish)
- Étienne ("Estienne" is an obsolete spelling), Stéphane (French)
- Stefan, Stephan, Steffen (German)
- Stefan, Steva (Serbian)
- Στεφανος (Greek)
- Kepano (Hawaiian)
- סטיבן (Hebrew)
- István (Hungarian)
- Isti (diminutive)
- Pisti (diminutive)
- Stefán (Icelandic)
- Steafán, Stiofan (Irish)
- Stefano (Italian)
- ステファン, ステフェン (Japanese)
- 스티븐 (Korean)
- Steponas (Lithuanian)
- Steffen, Stefan (Norwegian)
- Stefan, Szczepan (Polish)
- Estêvão (Portuguese)
- Ștefan (Romanian)
- Степан (Russian)
- Staffan, Stefan ((Swedish)
- Stiobhan (Scots Gaelic)
- Stíofán (Irish Gaelic)
- Štefan (Slovak)
- Esteban, Etienne (Spanish)
- Sitiveni (Tongan, Fijian)
- İstefanos (Turkish)
- Steffan (Welsh)
- Степан, Стефан (Ukrainian)
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Some Historical Stephens
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Saints
- Saint Stephen, the "protomartyr" of Christianity (The Feast of Saint Stephen is celebrated on December 26 in the Western Church and December 27 in the Eastern Church.)
- Saint Stephen of Hungary
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Royalty
- Stephen of Armenia
- Stephen of England
- Stephen I of Hungary
- Stephen II of Hungary
- Stephen III of Hungary
- Stephen IV of Hungary
- Stephen V of Hungary
- Stephen Malcolm of England
- 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
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Religious
- Pope Stephen I
- Stephen (ephemeral pope)
- Pope Stephen II
- Pope Stephen III
- Pope Stephen IV
- Pope Stephen V
- Pope Stephen VI
- Pope Stephen VII
- Pope Stephen VIII
- Pope Stephen IX
- Patriarch Stephen I of Constantinople
- Patriarch Stephen II of Constantinople
- Stephanus I, bishop of Aquileia from AD 515
- Stephanus II Patriarch of Grado from AD 670
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Other
- Stephanus of Byzantium
- Stephanus Med. and Stephanus, Phil, two 7th century physicians, see List of ancient doctors
- Henricus Stephanus, the 16th century printer, see also Stephanus pagination
- Stephan Hansen Stephanius (1599-1650)
- Stephanus Van Cortlandt (1673-1700)
- Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger (1825 – 1904)
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Localities with the name Stephen (or one of its forms)
- Australia
- Canada
- France
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Stephens County, Georgia
- Stephens County, Oklahoma
- Stephens County, Texas
- Stephenson County, Illinois
- Stevens County, Kansas
- Stevens County, Minnesota
- Stevens County, Washington
- Fort Stevens, Oregon
- Lake Stevens, Snohomish County, Washington
- Stevens Pass, King County, Washington
- Stevens Point, Portage County, Wisconsin
- St. Stephen, Berkeley County, South Carolina
- St. Stephen, Stearns County, Minnesota
- Stephan: South Dakota
- Stephen: Minnesota, Mississippi
- Stephens: Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Oregon, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia
- Stephenson: Michigan, Wisconsin
- Steve: Arkansas
- Steven: Louisiana
- Stevens: Alabama, California, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont
- Stevenson: Alabama, Connecticut, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Washington
- Stevensville: Maryland, Michigan, Montana, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia
- Stevinson: California
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See also
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