Stephen (surname)
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Pronunciation | Stev-in or stef-en |
Region of origin | English, Welsh and German |
Related names | Steven, Stephenson, Stevens and Fitzstephen. |
Popularity | Behind the Name |
Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Stephen |
Stephen is a surname of Anglo-Welsh and German orign. It is a rare surname and is usually found as a first name. It is thought to of orignated from the German-speaking world as (Von) Stephan.
Stephen is the 3,845 most common name in the USA.[1]
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[edit] Langagues
- Esteban (Spanish)
- István (Hungarian)
- Kepano, Kiwini (Hawaiian)
- 史提芬, 史蒂芬, 史地芬, 斯德望, 斯蒂芬 (Chinese)
- 스티븐 (Seutibeun, Korean)
- Shtjefen or Stefan (Albanian)
- Sitiveni (Tongan, Fijian)
- Staffan, Stefan (Swedish)
- Steafán, Stiofán/Stiofáin (Irish)
- Stefán (Icelandic)
- Stefano (Italian)
- Ştefan (Romanian)
- Štefan (Slovak)
- Štefan (Slovene)
- Stefan, Stefaan, Stëven (Afrikaans)
- Stefan, Stephan, Steffen (German)
- Stefan, Szczepan (Polish)
- Steffan (Welsh)
- Steffen (Norwegian)
- Steffen, Stephen, Stefan, Stephan (Danish)
- Štěpán, Štefan (Czech)
- Stephanus (Latin)
- Steponas, Stepas (Lithuanian)
- Steven (Breton)
- Steven, Stefaan, Stefanus, Stefan, Stephan (Dutch)
- Stiefnu (Maltese)
- スティーブン、スティーブ (Stiibun, Stiibu, Japanese)
- MacStèaphain (Scottish Gaelic)Stephen is a sept of the clan MacTavish [2].
- Stjepan, Stipe (Croatian)
- Tapani (Finnish)
- Tipene (Māori)
- إصتفان, ستيف, ستيفن (Arabic)
- סטפן (Hebrew)
- Στέφανος (Stefanos, Greek)
- Степан, Стефан (Stepan, Stefan, Ukrainian; Степан [Stepan] is a more western Ukrainian usage)
- Стефан (Stefan, Bulgarian)
- Стефан/Stefan, Стеван/Stevan, Степан/Stepan, Шћепан/Šćepan, Стијепо/Stijepo, Стево/Stevo (Serbian)
- Стефан/Stefan, Стеван/Stevan, Шћепан/Šćepan (Montenegrin)
- Стефан, Стеван, Стево, Стефче (Macedonian)
- Стефан, Степан (Stepan, Russian)
- Ստեփանոս, Ստեփան (Stepanos, Stepan, Armenian)
[edit] Famous People
Famous people with the surname Stephen or its versions include:
- Alexander Stephan - German writer
- Cora Stephan - German writer
- Daniel Stephan - German handball player
- Édouard Jean-Marie Stephan - French astronomer
- Martin Stephan - American Religious figure
- Rudi Stephan - German composer
- Leslie Stephen - Writer
- Nicol Stephen - Scottish politician
- Ninian Stephen - Judge
- Heinrich von Stephan