Stephan

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English

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Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek στεφανίζω (stephanízō, to crown) & Ancient Greek στέφανος (stéphanos, that which surrounds, crown, wreath).

Proper noun

Stephan

  1. An unincorporated community in Hyde County, South Dakota.
  2. A male given name.
    • 2021 April 1, Peter Valdes-Dapena, “Sales of Bentleys and Lamborghinis are booming because rich people are bored”, in CNN:
      For the whole year, the exotic automaker sold 7,430 cars and SUVs, down 9.5% compared to 2019. But the last quarter of 2020 was the best in the Italian supercar maker’s history and its order banks are already filled for the first nine months of 2021, Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann said.
  3. A surname from Breton of Breton origin.

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Danish

Proper noun

Stephan

  1. a male given name, an alternative spelling is Stefan

French

Proper noun

Stephan ?

  1. a surname
    Édouard Stephan, b. 1837

German

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Ste‧phan

Proper noun

Stephan m (proper noun, strong, genitive Stephans)

  1. a male given name, variant of Stefan

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German Stephan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɛ.fan/
  • Rhymes: -ɛfan
  • Syllabification: Ste‧phan

Proper noun

Stephan m pers

  1. a male surname

Declension

Proper noun

Stephan f (indeclinable)

  1. a female surname

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