Stephen

Meaning

1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
2. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
3. A minor city in Marshall County, Minnesota, United States, named after George Stephen.
4. The first Christian martyr.
5. A female given name.

Etymology / origin

From Latin Stephanus, from Ancient Greek Στέφανος (Stéphanos), from στέφανος (stéphanos, “crown, wreath”), from στέφω (stéphō, “to put round, to surround”). From *stegʷʰ- (“to enlace”) + -νος (-nos, suffix forming an adjective or noun) from Proto-Indo-European *-nós (suffix forming a verbal adjective from a verb stem).

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