Behind the Name: Comments for the name Stephan

Comments for STEPHAN:

I knew a boy with this name (he was from Germany). He pronounced it as STEF-fahn.

-- keepskuh 6/5/2006

Listen to the German pronunciation of Stephan here:
http://www.nordicnames.de/Aussprache.html

-- _satu_ 10/24/2006

Stephan the Great who ruled Moldavia (present part of East Romania) between 1457-1504, was a great ruler that won 44 churches and monasteries for every battle. He lost only 2 battles in all his great life.

-- sakshat 12/8/2006

One of Ash Ketchum's rivals in Pokémon: Black and White is named Stephan. A running gag in the series is that his name is constantly pronounced wrong (STEEV-ən instead of SHTE-fahn).

-- Evantastic 8/13/2011

This name derives from the Greek word: ΣΤΕΦΑΝΟΣ= crown, coronary (in German: kranz).

-- georgev1112 9/15/2011

Stephan (1385-1459) was the son of King Rupert of Germany and his wife Elisabeth.

-- CarolinW 7/18/2012

Stephan (1319-1375) was the son of Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV and his wife Beatrix.

-- CarolinW 7/22/2012

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