Stephan

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Stephan

Where it comes from

Ultimately from Ancient Greek στεφανίζω (stephanízō, “to crown”) & Ancient Greek στέφανος (stéphanos, “that which surrounds, crown, wreath”).

proper noun

  1. An unincorporated community in Hyde County, South Dakota.
  2. A male given name. For the whole year, the exotic automaker sold 7,430 cars and SUVs, down 9.5% compared to 2019. But the last quarter of 2020 was the best in the Italian supercar maker’s history and its order banks are already filled for the first nine months of 2021, Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann said.
  3. A surname from Breton of Breton origin.

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Closest in meaning: stephen, stephane, stefan, staffan, steffan, stevens, ideal, andrews, hayes, harding, stephens, rutland, hillhead, rowena, story, houghton

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"Stephan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/stephan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Stephan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/stephan

Chicago

"Stephan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/stephan.

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@misc{stephan_2026,
  title = {Stephan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stephan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}