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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".
Stefano is the Italian form of the masculine given name Στέφανος (Stefanos, Stephen). The name is of Greek origin, Στέφανος, meaning a person who made a significant achievement and has been crowned.
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.
Word/name: Greek: Other names ... Stephanie is a female name that comes from the Greek name Στέφανος (Stephanos) meaning "crown, ... English academic, singer ...
Stephanas (Greek: Στεφανᾶς, Stephanas, meaning "crowned", [1] from Greek: στεφανόω, stephanoó, "to crown") [2] was a member of the church at Corinth, whose family were among the limited number of believers whom Paul the Apostle had baptized there [3] and whom Paul refers to as the “first-fruits of Achaia”.
Stephenson is a medieval patronymic surname meaning "son of Stephen". The earliest public record is found in the county of Huntingdonshire in 1279. There are variant spellings including Stevenson. [2] People with the surname include: Ashley Stephenson (born 1982), Canadian hockey and baseball player
The name Stephen is derived from Greek Stephanos (Στέφανος, tr. Stéphanos), meaning "crown". [2] Early Slavs did not use the voice /f/, so the Greek Stephanos was adapted into Stjepan (Стјепан) and Stipan (Стипан) in modern-day Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia, Šćepan (Шћепан) in modern-day Montenegro, and Stevan (Стеван) and Stepan (Степан) in modern ...
Stefani Bismpikou (born 1988), Greek Olympic gymnast; Stefani Carter (born 1978), Texas politician; Stefani Germanotta (born 1986), American pop singer, also known as Lady Gaga ...