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
  • 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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