Stiofán
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin Stephanus, from Ancient Greek Στέφανος (Stéphanos), assimilated to the suffix -án.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /ʃtʲəˈfˠɑːn̪ˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈʃtʲʊfˠɑːnˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈʃtʲʊfˠænˠ/
Proper noun
[edit]Stiofán m (genitive Stiofáin)
- a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Stephen
Further reading
[edit]- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Stiofán”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm