Stéphane
/ste.fan/noun
A French masculine given name, equivalent to Stephen or Steven in English.
Did you know?The Greek word stephanos referred not only to a crown but also to a wreath used in athletic victory, religious ceremony, marriage, and funerary ritual.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*stebh-
“To support, firm up, or make rigid; the proposed ancestral root behind the Greek crown term”
Ancient Greek
Greek
στέφανος (stéphanos)
“A crown or wreath, especially one awarded for victory or used in ceremony”
Ancient Greek
Greek
Στέφανος (Stephanos)
“A masculine personal name meaning “crowned” or “crown””
Late Antiquity
Greek/Latin
Stephanus
“The Latin form of Stephanos, used as a Christian personal name”
Old French
Old French
Estefane / Est(e)ven
“Medieval forms that developed from Stephanus”
Modern French
French
Stéphane
“Modern French masculine given name, equivalent to Stephen or Steven”
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