Meaning, origin and history of the name Stefan

Gender Masculine

Usage German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Polish, Bulgarian, Serbian, Macedonian

Scripts Стефан(Bulgarian, Serbian, Macedonian)

Pronounced Pron. /ˈʃtɛ.fan/(German) /ˈsteː.fan/(Swedish) /ˈsteː.fɑn/(Dutch) /ˈstɛ.fan/(Polish) /ˈstê.faːn/(Serbian) [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Form of Stephen used in several languages. Famous bearers include the Serbian rulers Stefan Nemanja, Stefan Nemanjić, and Stefan Lazarević, who are all considered saints in the Orthodox Church.

Related Names

VariantsStephan(German) Staffan(Swedish) Steffen(Norwegian) Steffen(Danish) Stephan, Steven, Stefanus, Steffen(Dutch) Szczepan(Polish) Stevan, Stjepan(Serbian)

DiminutivesStef(Dutch) Stefek(Polish) Stevo(Serbian) Stevo(Macedonian)

Feminine FormsStefania, Stefcia(Polish) Stefana, Stefaniya, Stefka(Bulgarian) Stefana(Serbian) Stefanija(Macedonian)

Other Languages & CulturesStephanos(Ancient Greek) Stepan(Armenian) Estebe, Eztebe(Basque) Stephen(Biblical) Stephanos(Biblical Greek) Stephanus(Biblical Latin) Esteve(Catalan) Stefanu(Corsican) Stjepan, Stevo, Stipan, Stipe, Stipo(Croatian) Štěpán(Czech) Stephen, Ste, Steph, Steve, Steven, Stevie(English) Tahvo, Tapani, Teppo(Finnish) Étienne, Stéphane(French) Estevo(Galician) Stepane(Georgian) Stefanos, Stephanos(Greek) István, Pista, Pisti(Hungarian) Stefán(Icelandic) Stiofán, Steafán(Irish) Stefano(Italian) Stefans(Latvian) Stephano(Literature) Steponas(Lithuanian) Steffen(Low German) Tipene(Maori) Estienne(Medieval French) Estève(Occitan) Estevão(Portuguese) Ștefan, Fane(Romanian) Stepan, Styopa(Russian) Steenie(Scots) Steaphan(Scottish Gaelic) Štefan(Slovak) Štefan(Slovene) Esteban(Spanish) Stepan(Ukrainian) Steffan(Welsh)

Surname DescendantsStefanov, Stefanova(Bulgarian) Stefansen(Danish) Stefanov, Stefanova(Macedonian) Stefanović(Serbian) Stefansson(Swedish)

Same SpellingŠtefan, Ștefan, Stefán

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Name Days

Austria: August 16

Bulgaria: December 27

Denmark: December 26

Norway: December 26

Poland: February 3

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Romania: July 2

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Sweden: December 26

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