Stein
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English [edit]
Proper noun [edit]
Stein
- A patronymic surname from a Scots diminutive of Stephen.
- A surname anglicized from the German surname Stein.
Anagrams [edit]
German [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old High German stein (“something hard”), from Proto-Germanic *stainaz, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *stāi-.
cognates
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
Stein m (genitive Stein or Steines, plural Steine)
Declension [edit]
declension of Stein
Synonyms [edit]
- Gesteinsbrocken m
- Gestein n
- Kern m
Derived terms [edit]
Terms derived from Stein
Proper noun [edit]
Stein ?
- A topographic or occupational surname.
See also [edit]
- Acetylcystein (ACC)
- Cystein (Cys, C)
- Genistein
- Homocystein (homocysteine)
- L-Cystein
- S-Adenosyl-L-Homocystein (SAH)
- Selenocystein (selenocysteine)
- Zystein (Cys, C, cysteine)
Norwegian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old Norse Steinn, short form of compound names with the element steinn (“stone”). Cognate with Swedish Sten and Danish Steen.
Proper noun [edit]
Stein
- A male given name.
Related terms [edit]
References [edit]
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, ISBN 82-521-4483-7
- [1] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 10 181 males with the given name Stein living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1950s. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.
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- English proper nouns
- English surnames
- English surnames from given names
- English terms derived from Scots
- English surnames from German
- English terms derived from German
- German terms derived from Old High German
- German terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- German nouns
- English regional terms
- German proper nouns
- German surnames
- Norwegian terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian proper nouns
- Norwegian male given names