Gender Masculine
Usage English, Dutch
Pronounced Pron. /ˈstiː.vən/(English) /ˈsteː.vən/(Dutch)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Medieval English variant of Stephen, and a Dutch variant of Stefan. The filmmaker Steven Spielberg (1946-), director of E.T. and Indiana Jones, is a famous bearer of this name.

Related Names

VariantsStephen(English) Stefan, Stephan, Stefanus(Dutch)
DiminutivesSte, Steph, Steve, Stevie(English)
Other Languages & CulturesStephanos(Ancient Greek) Stepan(Armenian) Estebe, Eztebe(Basque) Stephen(Biblical) Stephanos(Biblical Greek) Stephanus(Biblical Latin) Stefan(Bulgarian) Esteve(Catalan) Stefanu(Corsican) Stjepan, Stevo, Stipan, Stipe, Stipo(Croatian) Štěpán(Czech) Stefan, Steffen(Danish) Tahvo, Tapani, Teppo(Finnish) Étienne, Stéphane(French) Estevo(Galician) Stepane(Georgian) Stefan, Stephan(German) Stefanos, Stephanos(Greek) István, Pista, Pisti(Hungarian) Stefán(Icelandic) Stiofán, Steafán(Irish) Stefano(Italian) Stefans(Latvian) Stephano(Literature) Steponas(Lithuanian) Steffen(Low German) Stefan, Stevo(Macedonian) Tipene(Maori) Estienne(Medieval French) Stefan, Steffen(Norwegian) Estève(Occitan) Stefan, Szczepan, Stefek(Polish) Estevão(Portuguese) Ștefan, Fane(Romanian) Stepan, Styopa(Russian) Steenie(Scots) Steaphan(Scottish Gaelic) Stefan, Stevan, Stevo, Stjepan(Serbian) Štefan(Slovak) Štefan(Slovene) Esteban(Spanish) Stefan, Staffan(Swedish) Stepan(Ukrainian) Steffan(Welsh)
Surname DescendantsStevens, Stevenson(English)
User SubmissionStéven

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Entry updated November 20, 2020