Meanings
- A diminutive of the female given name Stephanie.
Gilmore, a guitarist, first performed with Spiderbait at Falls Festival in Byron Bay a decade ago, and has since joined the Australian rockers for a number of surfing-adjacent gigs. “Steph is a double mega shredder!” the band said recently.
2025 May 8, Kieran Pender, “Steph Gilmore: ‘I was looking for something more, in myself and in my surfing’”, in The Guardian - A diminutive of the male given names Stephan and Stephen.
Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry has accepted the role of assistant general manager for the basketball programs at alma mater Davidson College.
2025 March 11, Matias Grez, “Steph Curry accepts assistant general manager role at alma mater Davidson College”, in CNN
Origin
- FrenchStéphanie
- EnglishSteph
Female: shortened from Stephanie, from French Stéphanie. Male: shortened from Stephan.
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Cite this entry
Steph. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Steph
“Steph.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Steph. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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