Стефан

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Byzantine Greek Στέφανος (Stéphanos, “wreath, crown”), spread with the adoption of Christianity.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈstɛfɐn]

Proper noun

Сте́фан • (Stéfan) m (feminine Сте́фка or Стефа́ния, diminutive Сте́фчо)

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Stephen

   Synonyms: Стефо́ (Stefó), (nicknames) Че́фо (Čéfo)

Alternative forms

• Сте́пан (Stépan) — archaic, dialectal
• Ще́фан (Štéfan), Че́фан (Čéfan) — colloquial
• Сти́вън (Stívǎn) — modern adaptation, from English

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈstɛfan]

Proper noun

Стефан • (Stefan) m

1. a male given name, Stefan, variant of Стеван (Stevan), feminine equivalent Стефана (Stefana), Стефанка (Stefanka), or Стефанија (Stefanija), equivalent to English Stephan, Stephen, or Steven
2. A transliteration of the English male given name Stephan

Related terms

• Стефо m (Stefo)
• Стефко m (Stefko)
• Стефчо m (Stefčo)
• Стефче m (Stefče)

See also

• Стеве m (Steve)
• Стево m (Stevo)
• Стевко m (Stevko)
• Стевчо m (Stevčo)
• Стевче m (Stevče)
• Стивен m (Stiven)