Stephen

Stephen \(s)tep-hen, st-eph-en\ is a boy's name. It consists of 7 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Stephen is pronounced as STEHFahN or STIYVahN in English ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Stephen: S as in "see (S.IY)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; V as in "vow (V.AW)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Stephen?

Stephen is largely used in the English language and it is derived from Old Greek origins. The name's meaning is crowned. Biblical name derived from the element 'stephanos' which means crown, garland, wreath. Stefanus (Latin), Stephanos (Old Greek), and Stephanus (Latin) are older forms of Stephen. The name was borne in the Bible by the first martyr of Christianity, who was stoned to death by a mob encouraged by Saul. The name was later borne by several saints and at least ten popes. It has been recorded in use among English speakers since the 11th century. Among royalty, it was also borne by King Stephen of England (1097-1154), and various kings of Hungary and Slavic countries. The name meaning of Stephanie (English and German) is the female equivalent of Stephen. Stephen is a widely used name; it has 89 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Other versions used in English consist of Estavan meaning and origin, Esteban name popularity (also used in French and Spanish), Estevan name popularity (also used in Spanish), Steafán meaning and origin, Steba meaning of name, baby name Steben, Stef meaning and origin, baby name Stefan (also used in Czech, German, Polish, Russian, Scandinavian, and Slavic), name Stefanas meaning, Stefano pronounciation (also used in Italian), name Stefanos origin (also used in Greek), Steffan name (also used in Welsh), Steffen name variations (also used in German and Scandinavian), Steffon name variations, Stefon name variations, Step name, Stephan meaning of name (also used in German), Stephanas definition, what does the name Stephanie mean, short names for Stephano, name Stephaun, what does the name Stephens mean, name Stephenson origin, Stephon pronounciation, Stevan meaning and origin (also used in Spanish), Steven name variations (also used in Dutch), baby name Stevens, short names for Stevenson, name Stevey meaning, baby name Stevin, Stevon meaning and origin, Stevy name popularity, and meaning of Stevyn. The contraction name Steph meaning, and the diminutive forms short names for Steve and Stevie meaning are other English variants. Foreign variants of Stephen consist of Astevan meaning (Spanish), baby name Este (Spanish), Estebe name popularity (Basque), name Esteben origin (Spanish), Estefan meaning and origin (Spanish), baby name Estefon (Spanish), Estevao name variations (Portuguese and Spanish), name Esteve (Catalan), name Estève meaning (Provençal), nicknames for Estéban (Spanish), Estévao name (Portuguese), Estiban definition (Spanish), baby name Estifa (Spanish), baby name Estovan (Spanish), name Etienne (French), baby name Étienne (French), name Istban (Hungarian), name Istevan origin (Spanish), Isti meaning of name (Hungarian), Istvan meaning and origin (Hungarian), István meaning of name (Hungarian), meaning of Kepano (Hawaiian), baby name Staffan (Scandinavian), Stamos definition (Greek), name Stavros (Greek), what does the name Steafan mean (Irish), Steaphan name (Gaelic and Scottish), Steenie name (Scottish), Stefans name variations (Latvian), Stefanus meaning of name (Dutch), meaning of Stefen (Scandinavian), Steffel name (German), meaning of Stefos (Greek), nicknames for Stenya (Russian), Stepan name variations (Russian), Stepanya meaning (Russian), baby name Stepán (Czech, Russian, and Slavic), nicknames for Stephane (French), Stephanos meaning (Greek), Stephanus meaning (Greek), Stepka meaning (Russian), meaning of Stéfane (French), Stépan name popularity (Czech), Stéphane name popularity (French), name Stiana (Irish), baby name Stiofán (Irish), meaning of Stjepan (Slavic), name Szczepan origin (Polish), Tapani definition (Finnish), nicknames for Tiennan (French), and Tiennot meaning of name (French). Specific foreign variants consist of the contraction Teb name (Spanish), and the diminutive form what does the name Teppo mean (Finnish and French). See also the related form, meaning of Tevin (English and Scottish). Stephen is a classic favorite. Currently it is still popular as a baby name for boys, though it was in more widespread use previously. At the height of its usage in 1951, 1.175% of baby boys were given the name Stephen. It ranked at #19 then. The baby name has since experienced a marked fall in popularity, and is now of occasional use. In 2010, its usage was only 0.088% and its ranking #202, was nonetheless the 2nd most popular after name Steven meaning, within all boy names in its group. In 2010, it was used 89% more than Stephen.

The following famous people share the name Stephen:

• Author Stephen Vincent Benét, born 22 July 1898 - 13 March 1943, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
• Author Stephen King, born 21 September 1947, Portland, Maine
• Comedian Stephen Colbert, born 13 May 1964
• Composer Stephen Schwartz, born 6 March 1948, New York, New York
• Composer Stephen Sondheim, born 22 March 1930, New York, New York
• Physicist Stephen Hawking, born 8 January 1942, Oxford, England.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Stephen:

meaning of Steeven, Stephon meaning of name (English), Stevan meaning of name (English and Spanish), baby name Steven (Dutch and English), name Sadeepan origin, short names for Staffan (Scandinavian), name Steafan (Irish), Steafán name variations, Steaphan meaning and origin (Gaelic and Scottish), name Steben, nicknames for Stefan (Czech, English, German, Polish, Russian, Scandinavian, and Slavic), Stefano name (English and Italian), Stefen definition (Scandinavian), Steffan meaning (English and Welsh), meaning of Steffen (English, German, and Scandinavian), Stefon name popularity, Stepan pronounciation (Russian), baby name Stephane (French), meaning of Stephaun, and Stepnee name variations.

The baby name Stephen fun facts:

The name Stephen in reverse order is "Nehpets".

The numerological value of the name Stephen is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Stephen?

Stephen is in the top names in USA.