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)
- 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
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)
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