Stevens

See also: stevens

English

Etymology

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English Steven

English -'s

English -s

English Stevens

From Steven + -s (patronymic suffix).

Proper noun

Stevens

1. A surname originating as a patronymic, derived from the given name Steven.
   • 2021 June 4, Shellie Murdaugh, “Man found not guilty of former Hardeeville fire chief's murder”, in Bluffton Today‎^[1], archived from the original on 30 July 2021:

     Devon Dunham of Hardeeville was found not guilty of murder in the shooting death of 77-year-old Ernest Stevens after a two-day trial May 25-27, the 14th Circuit Solicitor's Office said.

   • 2022 July 12, Gregory Krieg, “Progressive pro-Israel group takes on AIPAC in Michigan Democratic primary fight”, in CNN‎^[2], archived from the original on 24 February 2025:

     In their new 30-second ad, the J Street group hammers Stevens for accepting AIPAC support – in the form of bundled donations – in a video featuring images of violence at the US Capitol and from a recent hearing of the House select committee investigating it.

2. A township in Stevens County, Minnesota, United States.
3. A township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States.
4. An unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
5. An extinct town in Union County, South Dakota, United States.

Derived terms

• Bamford-Stevens reaction
• Stevens County
• Stevens Point
• Stevensville

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Stevense, Stevensen, Stevensse, Stevenssen, Stevensz, Steevens, Steevense, Steevensen, Steevensse, Steevenssen, Steevensz

Etymology

From Steven +‎ -s (“patronymic suffix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsteː.vəns/

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• Hyphenation: Ste‧vens
• Rhymes: -eːvəns

Proper noun

Stevens

1. a surname originating as a patronymic