Stephanie
| Stephanie |
| Pronunciation |
STEFF-a-nee |
| Gender |
Female |
| Origin |
| Word/Name |
Greek |
| Other names |
| Nickname(s) |
Steph, Stef |
| Related names |
Stéphanie, Stephannie, Stefny, Stephenie, Stefanie, Stefani, Stefany, Estephany, Stephany, Steph, Stephi, Steffi, Stefana, Stephie, Stephie Gee, Stephy, Stef, Stepha, Stepharoni, Stephan, Steve, Stevie, Stepho, Stephie, Steffani, Stefano, Stephano, Shtephhanie |
Stephanie or Stefanie is a female name that comes from the Greek name Στέφανος (Stephanos) meaning "crown".[1] The male form is Stephen. Forms of Stephanie in other languages include the Italian Stefania, the Portuguese Estefânia, and the Spanish Estefanía. The form Stéphanie is from the French language, but Stephanie is now widely used both in English- and Spanish-speaking cultures. Stephanie - (Greek) "Crowned one" Also, Stephania, Etienette, Stefa, Stefania, Stefanie, Stefanina, Steffie, Stepania, Stepanie, Stephana, Stevena, Teena, and Tiennette.[2]
Given names
Royalty
- Stéphanie de Beauharnais (1789–1860), French consort of Karl Ludwig Friedrich, Grand Duke of Baden....
- Princess Stéphanie of Belgium (Stéphanie Clotilde Louise Herminie Marie Charlotte of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha) (1864–1945), wife of Crown Prince Rudolf, heir to the Austrian imperial throne, daughter of King Léopold II of Belgium
- Princess Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1837-1859), Consort queen of Portugal, married to King Pedro V
- Stephanie of Milly (died 1197), lady of Oultrejordain and an influential figure in the Kingdom of Jerusalem
- Princess Stephanie of Windisch-Graetz (1909-2005), Austrian artist, daughter of Elisabeth Marie Henriette, Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria, daughter of Crown Prince Rudolf
- Princess Stéphanie of Monaco (born 1965), youngest child of Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier of Monaco
- Also Stephanie was a name given by the Fijian islands up in Yasawa. There was a chief who had a daughter named Princess Stephanie.
Others
- Stephanie (born 1987), Japanese singer-songwriter
- Saint Stephanie, virgin and martyr in Amalfi, Italy, honored on September 18
- Stephanie Abrams, on-camera meteorologist on The Weather Channel
- Stephanie Adams (born 1970), American model and author, Playboy Playmate of the Month, November 1992
- Stephanie Arnold, American athlete
- Stephanie Beacham (born 1947), British actress
- Stephanie Beard, a.k.a. Sugar and Suga BayBee (born 1980), Canadian actress, voice actress and television and radio personality
- Stephanie Bellars, a.k.a. Gorgeous George and George Frankenstein (born 1976), American professional wrestling valet
- Stephanie Berto (born 1953), Canadian track and field athlete
- Stephanie Bendixsen (born 31 March, 1985), Australian television presenter and video game reviewer
- Stephanie Birkitt, assistant to David Letterman on The Late Show with David Letterman
- Stephanie J. Block, American actress and singer
- Stephanie Cheng (born 1984), singer and starlet in Hong Kong
- Stephanie Cole (born 1941), British actress
- Stephanie Dosen, American singer
- Stephanie Fearon (born 1989), British singer and actress
- Stéphanie Félicité Ducrest de St-Albin, comtesse de Genlis (1746–1830), French writer and educator
- Stephanie Finochio, a.k.a. Trinity (born 1971), American stuntwoman and professional wrestling valet
- Stephanie Forrester, British triathlete at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Stefani Germanotta, a.k.a. Lady Gaga, American recording artist
- Stefanie Maria “Steffi” Graf (born 1969), German tennis player, former World No. 1 woman tennis player
- Stephanie Graf, former Austrian middle distance athlete, competed in the 2000 Olympics
- Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (born 1970), American lawyer and politician, U.S. representative from South Dakota
- Stephanie Horner (born 1989), Canadian swimmer
- Stephanie Hwang, a.k.a. Tiffany (born 1989), Korean-American singer, a member of Korean pop group Girls' Generation.
- Stephanie Jaramillo (born 1982), American Professional Boxer (retired),
- Stephanie Tubbs Jones (1949-2008), American politician, representative from Ohio
- Stephanie Kim (born 1987), Korean singer, a member of The Grace.
- Stephanie Kwolek (born 1923), Polish-American chemist and the inventor of Kevlar
- Stéphanie Lapointe (born 1984), Quebec singer and actress
- Stephanie Laurens, Romance author
- Stefanie Lawton (née Stefanie Miller), Canadian curler from Saskatchewan
- Stephanie Luzie, German gothic metal singer
- Stephanie March (born 1974), American actress
- Stephanie Pace Marshall, American educator and founder of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
- Stephenie Meyer, American author of the Twilight series
- Stephanie McIntosh (born 1985), Australian actress
- Stephanie McMahon (born 1976), daughter of World Wrestling Entertainment Chairman Vince McMahon, former in-ring performer
- Stephanie McMichael (born 1989), Big Brother 2008 contestant
- Stephanie Miller (born 1961), American actress and radio talk show host
- Stephanie Mills (born 1957), American R&B and soul singer and former Broadway star
- Stefani Morgan
- Stephanie Moulton Sarkis, American psychotherapist and author
- Stephanie Nicks, also known as Stevie Nicks (born 1948), American singer and songwriter member of Fleetwood Mac.
- Stephanie Pakrul, a.k.a. StephTheGeek (born 1982), American blogger
- Stephanie Pohl (born 1978), German beach volleyball player
- Stefanie Powers (born 1942), American actress
- Stephanie Rice (born 1988), Australian swimmer
- Stefanie Ridel, American singer with the band Wild Orchid
- Stephanie Romanov (born 1969), model and actress
- Stephanie Seymour, supermodel
- Stephanie Sheh, (born 1977 Stephanie Ru-Phan Sheh) American Voice Actor
- Stephanie Storp (born 1968), German shot putter
- Stefanie Sun (born 1978), Singaporean popular singer
- Stephanie Wilson, (born 1966), American astronaut
- Stephanie Zimbalist (born 1956), American actress, daughter of Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.
Fictional persons
- Stephanie Brown, a.k.a. Spoiler, costumed hero in DC Comics, part of the Batman Family
- Stephanie Crawford from To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
- Stephanie Douglas Forrester, character on the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful
- Stephanie "Steffy" Forrester, character on the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful
- Stephanie of LazyTown, a fictional character in the children's TV show LazyTown
- Stephanie Plum, bounty hunter and title character from the Janet Evanovich series
- Stephanie Powell of the U.S. TV series No Ordinary Family
- Stephanie Scully from Australian TV drama Neighbours
- Stephanie Speck from the movie Short Circuit
- Stephanie Tanner, character on the U.S. TV series Full House
- Stephanie Vandergosh of Better Luck Tomorrow
- Stephanie Vanderkellen from the U.S. TV series Newhart
- Stephanie Zinone (played by Michelle Pfeiffer), the leading female character in the American movie, Grease 2
- Stephanie Johnson, from the American soap opera Days of our Lives
References
- ^ H. G. Liddell, Robert Scott – Abridged Greek-English Lexicon
- ^ Noel Higgins & Jeanne Goldner, Names, Names, Names, A Book for You (Middletown, Connecticut: Weekly Reader Books, 1986), page 51-p.