Stein

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See also: stein and stein-

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Stein.

Proper noun

Stein (plural Steins)

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Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Stein is the 796th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 43,389 individuals. Stein is most common among White (94.4%) individuals.

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Borrowed from German Stein.

Proper noun

Stein ?

  1. a surname from German

German

Etymology

From Old High German stein (“something hard”), from Proto-Germanic *stainaz, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *steyh₂-. Cognate with Yiddish שטיין (shteyn), Dutch steen, English stone, Danish sten, Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (stains), Swedish sten, Norwegian stein.

Pronunciation

  • Audio - Stein(file)
  • Audio - Steine(file)
    plural

Noun

Stein m (genitive Steines or Steins, plural Steine, diminutive Steinchen n)

  1. stone, rock
  2. pit (core of a fruit)
  3. an old unit of weight
  4. (regional) a beer stein

Declension

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Synonyms

Derived terms

Terms derived from Stein

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Proper noun

Stein m or f (genitive Steins)

  1. a topographic or occupational surname

See also

Further reading

  • “Stein” in Duden online

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Proper noun

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  1. accusative of Steinn

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Stein.

Proper noun

Stein m or f

  1. a surname from German

Norwegian

Etymology

From Old Norse Steinn, short form of compound names with the element steinn (“stone”). Cognate with Swedish Sten and Danish Steen.

Proper noun

Stein

  1. a male given name.

Related terms

References

  • Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
  • [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.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from German Stein.

Proper noun

Stein m or f

  1. a surname from German

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Stein.

Proper noun

Stein m or f

  1. a surname from German
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