Stephen

Infobox Given name 2
origin = Greek
gender = Male
meaning = Crown

Stephen, or Steven (pronounced IPAlink-en|ˈstiːvən) is an English masculine first name, derived from the Greek name Στεφανος (Stephanos) meaning "crown". Saint Stephen was a deacon who was stoned to death, as told in Acts in the New Testament, and he is regarded as the first Christian martyr. Due to him, the name became common in the Christian world. It was popularized in England by the Normans.Less commonly encountered variants include "Stephan", "Stevan", "Stefan", and "Stevon".

"Steve" is the common short form and various diminutives such as "Stevie" are also found. Many family names are derived from Stephen: the most common are "Stephens/Stevens" and "Stephenson/Stevenson" (others include "Stephen", "Stephan", "Stefan", "Stevin", and "Stever").

For Stephen as a surname see Stephen (surname), Stevenson and Stephenson.

* "Esteban" (Spanish)
* "Esteban" (Filipino)
* "Estêvão", "Estéfano" (Portuguese)
* "Esteve" (Catalan)
* "Étienne" ("Estienne" is an obsolete spelling), "Stéphane" (French)
* "İstefanos" (Turkish)
* "İstfan", "Stepan" (Azeri)
* "István" (Hungarian)
* "Kepano", "Kiwini" (Hawaiian)
* (Chinese)
* 스티븐 ("Seutibeun", Korean)
* "Shtjefen" or "Stefan" (Albanian)
* "Sitiveni" (Tongan, Fijian)
* "Staffan", "Stefan" (Swedish)
* "Steafán", "Stiofán" (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)
* "Stefanus", "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)
* "Stìobhan, Stìophan, Stèaphan" (Scottish Gaelic)
* "Stjepan, Stipe" (Croatian)
* "Tapani" (Finnish)
* "Tipene" (Māori)
* Istfan, إصتفان, ستيف, ستيفن (Arabic)
* סטפן (Hebrew)
* Στέφανος ("Stephanos", "Stefanos", Greek)
* Степан, Стефан ("Stepan, Stefan", Ukrainian; Стефан [Stefan] is a more western Ukrainian usageFact|date=April 2008)
* 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, Стивен, Степан ("Stepan", Russian)
* Ստեփանոս, Ստեփան ("Stepanos, Stepan", Armenian)
* ஸடீபன் ("Stepan", Tamil)
* "Steephan" (South Indian)

Historical figures known by the name Stephen

:"Note: to find people with the given name Stephen who are also known by another name, see lookfrom|Stephen".

aints

* 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, the first king of Hungary
* St. Stephen of Surozh, see Bravlin for details.
* Stephen, one of the pair of Christian saints and martyrs Socrates and Stephen

Royalty

* Stephen of Armenia
* Ivan Stephen of Bulgaria
* Stephen of England
* Stephen B%C3%A1thory of Poland
* Stephen I of Hungary
* Stephen II of Hungary
* Stephen III of Hungary
* Stephen IV of Hungary
* Stephen V of Hungary
* Stephen III of Moldavia
* Stephen I of Finland
* 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
* Stefan I Crnojevic - ruler of Zeta
* Stjepan Držislav - King Of Croatia

Church figures

* Patriarch Stephen I of Constantinople
* Patriarch Stephen II of Constantionople
* Pope Stephen I
* Pope-elect Stephen
* Pope Stephen II
* Pope Stephen III
* Pope Stephen IV
* Pope Stephen V
* Pope Stephen VI
* Pope Stephen VII
* Pope Stephen VIII
* Pope Stephen IX
* Stephanus I, bishop of Aquileia from AD 515
* Stephanus II Patriarch of Grado from AD 670
* Stephen, bishop of Zaragoza (Spain) in 1128-1130.

Scientists

* Joseph Stefan, physicist

Other

* Stephanus of Byzantium
* Stephanus Med. and Stephanus, Phil, two 7th century physicians, see List of ancient doctors
* Henri Estienne (1528-1598), a printer and humanist generally now known by the Latin version of his name, Stephanus.

Other

* Stephen, a character in the 1970s science fiction series "The Tomorrow People"
* "Steven", a long-running comic strip by cartoonist Doug Allen
* Stephen's Gourmet, a brand of hot cocoa
* Steven (Alice Cooper character), a fictional character who appears on several Alice Cooper albums.

Placenames derived from Stephen

* Australia
** Port Stephens, New South Wales
** Stevensville, Victoria
* Canada
** St. Stephen, New Brunswick
** Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador
** Stevensville, Ontario
* France
** Saint-Étienne, Loire, Rhône-Alpes
* United Kingdom
** Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria, England
** Launceston, Cornwall, England
** Llansteffan, Carmarthenshire, Wales
** Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England
** Steventon, Hampshire, England
** Steventon, Oxfordshire, England
** Stevens, Yorkshire, England
** Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland
** St Stephen-in-Brannel, Cornwall, England
* United States
** Fort Stevens (Oregon)
** Fort Stevens (Washington, D.C.)
** Lake Stevens, Washington
** St. Stephen, Minnesota
** St. Stephen, South Carolina
** Stephan, South Dakota
** Stephen, Minnesota
** Stephens, Arkansas
** Stephens City, Virginia
** Stephens County, Georgia
** Stephens County, Oklahoma
** Stephens County, Texas
** Stephenson, Michigan
** Stephenson, Wisconsin
** Stephenson County, Illinois
** Stephenville, Texas
** Stevens County, Kansas
** Stevens County, Minnesota
** Stevens County, Washington
** Stevens Pass, Washington
** Stevens Point, Wisconsin
** Stevens Township, Pennsylvania
** Stevenson, Alabama
** Stevenson, Maryland
** Stevenson, Washington
** Stevensville, Maryland
** Stevensville, Michigan
** Stevensville, Montana
** Stevensville, Pennsylvania
* Italy
** Porto Santo Stefano, Tuscany
* Republic of Macedonia
**Sveti Stefan
* Montenegro
** Sveti Stefan

See also

*Steve O.
*Stefán
*Project Steve
*lookfrom|Stephen
*lookfrom|Steven
*lookfrom|Steve