Esteban

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proper noun

A surname from Spanish.

OriginSpanish Esteban ← Latin Stephanus ← Ancient Greek Στέφανος (Stéphanos) →
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Meanings

proper nounEsteban (plural Estebans)

plural Estebans

  1. A surname from Spanish.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*stegʷʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*stégʷʰeti
  3. Proto-Hellenic*stékʷʰō
  4. Ancient Greekστέφω (stéphō)
  5. Ancient Greekστέφᾰνος (stéphănos)
  6. Ancient GreekΣτέφανος (Stéphanos)
  7. LatinStephanus
  8. SpanishEsteban
  9. EnglishEsteban

Borrowed from Spanish Esteban.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

beastenBenesat
Cite this entry
APA

Esteban. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Esteban

MLA

“Esteban.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Esteban. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Esteban,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Esteban.

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