Gender Masculine
Pronounced Pron. SHTEH-fən(Low German) STEHF-fən(Norwegian)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Low German and Danish form of Stephen.

Related Names

VariantsStefan(Danish) Stefan(Norwegian) Stefan, Stefanus, Stephan(Dutch)
Other Languages & CulturesStephanos(Ancient Greek) Stepan(Armenian) Estebe, Eztebe(Basque) Stephen(Biblical) Stephanos(Biblical Greek) Stephanus(Biblical Latin) Stefan(Bulgarian) Esteve(Catalan) Stefanu(Corsican) Stjepan, Stevo, Stipan, Stipe, Stipo(Croatian) Štěpán(Czech) Stephen, Ste, Steph, Steve, Steven, Stevie(English) Tahvo, Tapani, Teppo(Finnish) Étienne, Stéphane(French) Estevo(Galician) Stepane(Georgian) Stefan, Stephan(German) Stefanos, Stephanos(Greek) István, Pista, Pisti(Hungarian) Stefán(Icelandic) Stiofán, Steafán(Irish) Stefano(Italian) Stefans(Latvian) Stephano(Literature) Steponas(Lithuanian) Stefan, Stevo(Macedonian) Tipene(Maori) Estienne(Medieval French) Estève(Occitan) Stefan, Szczepan, Stefek(Polish) Estevão(Portuguese) Ștefan, Fane(Romanian) Stepan, Styopa(Russian) Steenie(Scots) Steaphan(Scottish Gaelic) Stefan, Stevan, Stevo, Stjepan(Serbian) Štefan(Slovak) Štefan(Slovene) Esteban(Spanish) Stefan, Staffan(Swedish) Stepan(Ukrainian) Steffan(Welsh)
Surname DescendantsSteffensen(Danish) Steffen(Low German)

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   formal   upper class   wholesome   strong   refined   strange  

Name Days

Norway: December 26
Entry updated June 9, 2023