Etymology

Stefan

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Today it means: A male given name. Full definition →

Ancient Greek στεφανίζω
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromστέφανος“that which surrounds, crown, wreath”
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromστεφανίζω“to crown”
  3. English todayStefan

From Ancient Greek στεφανίζω (stephanízō, “to crown”) & Ancient Greek στέφανος (stéphanos, “that which surrounds, crown, wreath”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekστεφανίζω all →

Stephan

Ancient Greekστέφανος all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.