In America this would be considered very feminine, and would definitely provoke teasing of a male with this name.
― Anonymous User 3/9/2016
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In my opinion this name is too feminine for a man. Plus, it's sounds too nerdy. As a middle name it could work, I suppose. I only like it when used by French people in the French language.
Ok, I know it's masculine, but it seriously looks feminine. I would have never guessed it was French for Stephen. I guess if you're in a French speaking country, it's ok, but definitely not in an English speaking country!
Etienne has always been one of my top choices for a boy's name, but I have also seen it used as a girl's name. I do not know how well that would work in a French-speaking place, but it seemed really edgy and hip to me in high school!