Stefan

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See also: Štefan, Ștefan, and Stefán

English

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek στεφανίζω (stephanízō, to crown) & Ancient Greek στέφανος (stéphanos, that which surrounds, crown, wreath).

Proper noun

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Stefan

  1. A male given name.
  2. A surname of German or Austrian origin, derived from the given name Stefan.
  3. A crater on the far side of the moon.

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Danish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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Stefan

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Stephen
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Dutch

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)

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Stefan ?

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Stephen
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Faroese

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

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Stefan m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Stephen

Usage notes

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Patronymics

  • son of Stefan: Stefansson
  • daughter of Stefan: Stefansdóttir

Declension

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Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Stefan
Accusative Stefan
Dative Stefani
Genitive Stefans

German

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Etymology

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From Latin Stephanus.

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Stefan

  1. a male given name, feminine equivalent Stefanie or Stephanie, equivalent to English Stephen; variant form Steffen

Norwegian

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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Stefan

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Stephen
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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin Stephanus. Doublet of Szczepan.

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Stefan m pers (female equivalent Stefania, diminutive Stefek)

  1. a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek], equivalent to English Stephen
  2. a male surname

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Proper noun

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Stefan f (indeclinable)

  1. a female surname

Further reading

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  • Stefan in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Stefan”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Vulgate Latin Stephanus, which was first recorded as a Swedish given name in the 12th century. Ultimately of Ancient Greek origin.

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Stefan c (genitive Stefans)

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Stephen
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References

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  • Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
  • [1] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 71 999 males with the given name tefan living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

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