Stephanie

Stephanie
Pronunciation STEFF-a-nee
Gender Female
Origin
Word/Name Greek
Other names
Nickname(s) Steph, Stef, Steffi
Related names Stéphanie, Stephannie, Stefny, Stephenie, Stefanie, Stefani, Stefany, Estefani, Stephany, Stephani, Steph, Stephi, Steffi, Stefana, Stephie, Stephie Gee, Stephy, Stef, Stepha, Stepharoni, Stephan, Steve, Stevie, Stepho, Stephie, Steffani, Stefano, Stephano, Shtephhanie, and Stephenie
Painting of Stéphanie Anne Donnell de Beauharnais by François Pascal Simon, Baron Gérard (1806)

Stephanie or Stefanie is a female name that comes from the Greek name Στέφανος (Stephanos) meaning "crown".[1] The male form is Stephen. Forms of Stephanie in other languages include the Italian, Czech, German, Polish, and Russian "Stefania",[2] the Portuguese Estefânia, and the Spanish Estefanía. The form Stéphanie is from the French language, but Stephanie is now widely used both in English- and Spanish-speaking cultures. Stephanie - (Greek) "Crowned one" Also, Stephania, Etienette, Stefa, Stefania, Stefanie, Stefanina, Steffie, Stepania, Stepanie, Stephana, Stevena, Teena, and Stephenie.[3]

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References

  1. ^ H. G. Liddell, Robert Scott – Abridged Greek-English Lexicon
  2. ^ "Stefania". Baby Namespedia. Retrieved 4 March 2012. 
  3. ^ Noel Higgins & Jeanne Goldner, Names, Names, Names, A Book for You (Middletown, Connecticut: Weekly Reader Books, 1986), page 51-p.
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