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Стефан
“wreath, crown”
Стефан (Stéfan) is a masculine given name from Byzantine Greek, meaning “wreath, crown.” It is used in Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Pannonian Rusyn, and 1 other language.
Bulgarian and Macedonian and Russian and ady and rskWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Stephen.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
In Pannonian Rusyn usage, Стефан developed from Stephanus. In Pannonian Rusyn usage, Стефан developed from Στέφανος.
Стефан’s family of names
In Bulgarian usage, Стефан has a diminutive in Сте́фчо. In Pannonian Rusyn usage, Стефан developed from the Latin form Stephanus. In Macedonian usage, Стефан has a related form in Steven.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Стефан has relatives in 21 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere Стефан comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 15
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 20
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Стефан
- Stefan Dušanemperor of Serbia 1331–13551308–1355
- Stefan Lazarevićpoet and writer (1374-1427)
- Stefan YanevBulgarian Prime Minister, and brigadier generalborn 1960
- Stefan AbadzhievBulgarian footballer (1934–2024)
- Stefan BotevBulgarian weightlifterborn 1968
- Stefan AladzhovBulgarian footballerborn 1947
- Stefan ReshkoUkrainian footballerborn 1947
- Stefan TsanevBulgarian journalist, writer, playwright, essayist, poet, and translator (born 1936)
- Stefan HristovBulgarian cyclistborn 1985
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