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steen¹

  • /stiːn/

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noun steens · stean

  1. alternative Alternative form of stean

verb steens · steening · steened · stean

  1. alternative Alternative form of stean 1723, Richard Froſt, James Young, et al., An Account of a Well near Queenborough in Kent, John Eames, John Martyn, The Philosophical Transactions 1719—1733, Abridged, Volume 6, Part 2, Royal Society (Great Britain), page 244, We then meaſured the Depth of it, and found it 200 Foot, and artificially

Steen²

Where it comes from

* As a general Germanic surname, from Dutch Steen, West Flemish van der steen, Danish Steen, Swedish Steen, Norwegian Steen. Doublet of Stone and Stein. Compare Staines.

* As a Scottish surname, shortened from Stephen.

* As an Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, shortened from mac Stiamhna (“son of Stephen”), usually Anglicized as McStephen, McStein.

proper noun Steens

  1. A surname from Germanic, equivalent to English Stone, equivalent of Peter or Peters (Petros - stone, rock)

    Similar: Sten

Steen³

Where it comes from

Early Afrikaans, elliptically from steendruiven (“stone grapes”), from steen (“stone”) + druiven (“grapes”), plural of druif.

noun Steens

  1. South Africa, countable, uncountable Chenin blanc, a variety of white wine.

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@misc{steen_2026,
  title = {steen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/steen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}