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Stephen - Definition and Overview |
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Stephen is a male first name. Its origin is the Greek stephanos, meaning "crown".
Alternative forms and or spellings of the name include Steven and Stephan. The latter may be pronounced the same way as the Steven spelling (as with Stephan Jenkins), or pronounced with a short E, as in the form Stefan.
The female version of the name is Stephanie.
A diminutive, or hypocoristic, of this name is Steve. Other diminutives include Stevie and Stevo.
First names that can be interpreted as Stephen in English
Encyclopedically notable people named Stephen
- Saint Stephen
- Stephen of England
- Stephen I of Hungary
- Stephen II of Hungary
- Stephen III of Hungary
- Stephen IV of Hungary
- Stephen I, Pope
- Stephen II, Pope
- Stephen III, Pope
- Stephen IV, Pope
- Stephen V, Pope
- Stephen VI, Pope
- Stephen VII, Pope
- Stephen VIII, Pope
- Stephen IX, Pope
- Stephen Austin, colonial figure of Texas
- Stephen Covington, politician
- Stephen Spender, poet
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Example Usage of Stephen |
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kweenie: RT @dbferguson: Alicia Keys and Stephen Colbert perform “Empire State of Mind” http://bit.ly/4MPmrg |
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alldevinfo: Parallel LINQ with code samples: Stephen Toub walks through several sample applications that utilize Parallel LINQ ... http://bit.ly/8ZQpiB |
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