Stephan
See also: Stéphan
English
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek στεφανίζω (stephanízō, “to crown”) & Ancient Greek στέφανος (stéphanos, “that which surrounds, crown, wreath”).
Proper noun
Stephan
- An unincorporated community in Hyde County, South Dakota.
- A male given name.
- 2021 April 1, Peter Valdes-Dapena, “Sales of Bentleys and Lamborghinis are booming because rich people are bored”, in CNN[1]:
- 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.
- A surname from Breton of Breton origin.
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Danish
Proper noun
Stephan
- a male given name, an alternative spelling is Stefan
French
Proper noun
Stephan ?
- a surname
- Édouard Stephan, b. 1837
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʃtɛfan]
Audio (Austria): (file) Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Ste‧phan
Proper noun
Stephan m (proper noun, strong, genitive Stephans)
- 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
- a male surname
Declension
Declension of Stephan
Proper noun
Stephan f (indeclinable)
- a female surname
Derived terms
- Stephanowa
- Stephanówna
See also
- Appendix:Polish surnames