Details for the forename Stephen

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Stephen (male)


Variants:	Estavão (M) Estéban (M) Estève (M) Étienne (M) István (M) Staffan (M) Steaphan (M) Steaphen (M) Stefan (M) Stefano (M) Steffan (M) Steffen (M) Stepan (M) Štěpán (M) Stephan (M) Stéphane (M) Stephanus (M) Steven (M) Stiana (M) Stiofán (M) Szczepan (M)
Pet Name(s):	Steve (M) Stevie (M)
Can be spelt:	Stephan (M) Steven (M)
Feminine form:	Stephanie (F)

Source(s):	English Parish Register freereg.rootsweb.com "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:	English, from Greek "crown" or "garland"; NT Acts 6:8; 8:59-60. Stephen has given rise to a number of surnames, including Stephen, Stephens, Stephenson, Stein and others based on the spelling variant Steven [q.v.]. In old documents in Latin, Stephanus was used, with appropriate case endings, for Stephen/Steven.