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The variants should actually be displayed on the "ph" variant due to the contextual usage.
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Also Danish: https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Steven
Also French: https://meilleursprenoms.com/popularite-prenom/Steven
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Also French: https://meilleursprenoms.com/popularite-prenom/Steven
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In 2018, 54 is the most common age for an American (U.S.) Steven who is registered male with the Social Security Administration. It is the 22nd most common male first name for living U.S. citizens.
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This name is also used in The Netherlands (and has been well before 1880), where it is an independent Dutch variant form of Stephanus - meaning, it is not an imported English name here. Although I am sure many people do think that it is an imported English name, because the name was rare before World War II. It was only after World War II (due to increased influence of English-speaking countries on Dutch mainstream culture) that the name began to get more exposure, especially since the mid-'60s. The name was at its most popular during 1980 and 1994 (with 342 births in 1991 being the highest number), after which the name slowly began to decline in popularity. There were only 57 little Stevens born in 2011.
A good example of the name being an old and independent Dutch name can be found in the name of the Dutch village Stevensweert, which literally means "Steven's weerd". Weerd is an archaic Dutch term for a flat area of land that is completely surrounded by rivers and lakes, which is the case with the village Stevensweert. The village's parish is said to have existed for 800 years already (since the 13th century, during which time the village's name was also spelled Steffesweert, Steffeswert, Stevensweerd, etc.), so there you have proof that the name Steven has been around in The Netherlands for quite a while already.
Finally, the Dutch pronunciation of Steven is: STAY-vən. [noted -ed]
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A good example of the name being an old and independent Dutch name can be found in the name of the Dutch village Stevensweert, which literally means "Steven's weerd". Weerd is an archaic Dutch term for a flat area of land that is completely surrounded by rivers and lakes, which is the case with the village Stevensweert. The village's parish is said to have existed for 800 years already (since the 13th century, during which time the village's name was also spelled Steffesweert, Steffeswert, Stevensweerd, etc.), so there you have proof that the name Steven has been around in The Netherlands for quite a while already.
Finally, the Dutch pronunciation of Steven is: STAY-vən. [noted -ed]
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