Meanings
- A male given name.
For the whole year, the exotic automaker sold 7,430 cars and SUVs, down 9.5% compared to 2019. But the last quarter of 2020 was the best in the Italian supercar maker’s history and its order banks are already filled for the first nine months of 2021, Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann said.
2021 April 1, Peter Valdes-Dapena, “Sales of Bentleys and Lamborghinis are booming because rich people are bored”, in CNN - A surname from Breton of Breton origin.
Origin
- Ancient Greekστέφανος“that which surrounds, crown, wreath”
- Ancient Greekστεφανίζω“to crown”
- EnglishStephan
Ultimately from Ancient Greek στεφανίζω (stephanízō, “to crown”) & Ancient Greek στέφανος (stéphanos, “that which surrounds, crown, wreath”).
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Stephan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stephan
“Stephan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stephan. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Stephan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stephan.
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