Stephanie
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| Stephanie | |
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| Pronunciation | STEFF-a-nee |
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/Name | Greek |
| Other names | |
| Nickname(s) | Steph, Stef, Steffi |
| Related names | Stéphanie, Stephannie, Stefny, Stephenie, Stefanie, Stefani, Stefany, Estefani, Stephany, Stephani, Steph, Stephi, Steffi, Stefana, Stephie, Stephie Gee, Stephy, Stef, Stepha, Stepharoni, Stephan, Steve, Stevie, Stepho, Stephie, Steffani, Stefano, Stephano, Shtephhanie, and Stephenie |
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Painting of Stéphanie Anne Donnell de Beauharnais by François Pascal Simon, Baron Gérard (1806)
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, Czech, German, Polish, and Russian "Stefania",[2] the Portuguese Estefânia (Although the use of that version has become rare, and both the English and French versions are the ones commonly used), 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, Stephenie and Stefni.[3]
Given names
Royalty
- Stéphanie de Beauharnais (1789–1860), French consort of Karl Ludwig Friedrich, Grand Duke of Baden
- 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
- 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 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
- Princess Stephanie, the daughter of a chief in the Yasawa Group archipelago in Fiji
- Stéphanie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (born 1984), Belgian noble, wife of Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg
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 Arnold, American athlete
- Stephanie Beacham (born 1947), British actress
- Stephanie Beard (born 1980), Canadian actress, voice actress and television and radio personality
- Stephanie Bellars (born 1976), American professional wrestling valet
- Stephanie Berto (born 1953), Canadian track and field athlete
- Stephanie Bendixsen (born 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, 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), former occasional professional wrestler and current WWE executive
- 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, soul and gospel singer/songwriter
- Stephanie "Nina" Morato, French singer
- Stefani Morgan
- Stephanie Moulton Sarkis, American psychotherapist and author
- Stephanie Nicks, also known as Stevie Nicks (born 1948), American singer and songwriter
- Stephanie Pakrul(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
- Stefanie Scott (born 1996), American actress
- Stephanie Seymour, model
- Stephanie Sheh, (born 1977) 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
- Stephanie White, American basketball player
Fictional persons
- Stephanie (LazyTown), a fictional character in the children's TV show LazyTown
- Stephanie Brown, a.k.a. Spoiler (comics character), 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 Johnson, from the American soap opera Days of our Lives
- Stephanie 'Stevie' Lake from Australian-Canadian children's show The Saddle Club
- 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 Moretti from the movie "Bob Bobbity"
- 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
See also
- Stefania
References
- ↑ H. G. Liddell, Robert Scott – Abridged Greek-English Lexicon
- ↑ "Stefania". Baby Namespedia. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ↑ Noel Higgins & Jeanne Goldner, Names, Names, Names, A Book for You (Middletown, Connecticut: Weekly Reader Books, 1986), page 51-p.
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