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Steven

/ˈstiːvən/ · name

Meaning

  1. A time, occasion.
  2. A request, petition, prayer, or command.
  3. A male given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Stephen.
  4. Voice, especially when loud or strong.

Etymology / origin

Inherited from Middle English Stevene, Steven, from Anglo-Norman Estievne, Estievene, from Latin Stephanus, from Ancient Greek Στέφανος (Stéphanos), from στέφανος (stéphanos, “crown, wreath”), from στέφω (stéphō, “to put round, to surround”).

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