Gender Masculine
Scripts Στυλιανός(Greek)

Meaning & History

Derived from Greek στῦλος (stylos) meaning "pillar". Saint Stylianos was a 7th-century hermit from Adrianopolis in Asia Minor who is regarded as a patron saint of children.

Related Names

VariantStelios(Greek)
Feminine FormsStyliani, Stella(Greek)
Other Languages & CulturesStelian(Romanian)

Name Days

Greece: November 26

Categories

Sources & References

  1. Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://search.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/browse.html?facet-nymRef=Στυλιανός.
Entry updated October 6, 2024