Стефан
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Bulgarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Byzantine Greek Στέφανος (Stéphanos, “wreath, crown”), spread with the adoption of Christianity.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Сте́фан • (Stéfan) m (feminine Сте́фка or Стефа́ния, diminutive Сте́фчо)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Stephen
Alternative forms
- Сте́пан (Stépan) — archaic, dialectal
- Ще́фан (Štéfan), Че́фан (Čéfan) — colloquial
- Сти́вън (Stívǎn) — modern adaptation, from English
Macedonian
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Стефан • (Stefan) m
- a male given name, Stefan, variant of Стеван (Stevan), feminine equivalent Стефана (Stefana), Стефанка (Stefanka), or Стефанија (Stefanija), equivalent to English Stephan, Stephen, or Steven
- A transliteration of the English male given name Stephan