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Stephen or Steven is a common English first name.It is particularly significant to Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen (Ancient Greek: Στέφανος Stéphanos), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; he is widely regarded as the first martyr (or "protomartyr") of the Christian Church.
The word root comes from the verb ἵστημι which means "I make something stand, I stop". Unlike many other names of Greek origin (e.g. Alexander , Nicholas , Peter , Stephen ) that have been adopted by many languages, Stavros is used as a given name most commonly by Greeks.
George (English equivalent) From Greek George. [323] Seosamh Joseph (English equivalent) Derived from Joseph, ultimately from Hebrew Yosef. [324] [325] Síomón Síomún Simon (English equivalent) Derived from Simon, ultimately from Hebrew Simeon. [326] Steafán Stiofán Stephen, Steven (English equivalents) From Greek Stephen. [327] Téadóir
Stephanos or Stefanos, in Greek Στέφανος, is a masculine given name derived from the Greek word στέφανος (stéphanos), meaning "wreath, crown" and by extension "reward, honor, renown, fame", from the verb στέφειν (stéphein), "to encircle, to wreathe".
The male form is Stephen. Forms of Stephanie in other languages include the German "Stefanie", the Italian, Czech, Polish, and Russian "Stefania", [2] the Portuguese Estefânia (although the use of that version has become rare, and both the English and French versions are the ones commonly used), and the Spanish Estefanía. The form Stéphanie ...
Greek technical words were often calqued in Latin rather than borrowed, [29] [30] and then borrowed from Latin into English. Examples include: [29] (grammatical) case, from casus ('an event', 'something that has fallen'), a semantic calque of Greek πτώσις ('a fall'); nominative, from nōminātīvus, a translation of Greek ...
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Evan is a Welsh masculine given name, derived from Iefan, a Welsh form of the name John.Similar names that share this origin include Euan, Ivan, Ian, and Juan. "John" itself is derived from the ancient Hebrew name יְהֹוחָנָן (romanised: Yəhôḥānān), meaning "Yahweh is gracious".