Stephan
Stephan is a male first name and family name.
Origin and meaning
Stephan is a short form of the Latin name Stephanus . This was derived from the Greek name Stephanos ( Στέφανος ). The word stephanos means "wreath", "crown" in Greek.
One of the first known bearers of the name was St. Stephen , whose martyrdom was reported in the New Testament.
variants
- Albanian: Shtjefën, Stefan
- Arabic: إصتفان
- Armenian: Ստեփանոս, Ստեփան
- Azerbaijani: İstfan, Stepan
- Bulgarian: Стефан, Stefan
- Chinese: 史提芬, 史蒂芬, 史 地 芬, 斯德 望, 斯蒂芬
- Danish: Steffen , Stephen , Stefan , Stephan
- English: Stephen, Steve, Steven
- German: Stefan , Steffan, Stephan, Steffen
- Finnish: Tapani
- French: Étienne , Stéphane, Estienne
- Greek: Στέφανος, Stefanos
- Hawaiian: Kepano, Kiwini
- Hebrew: סטפן Stefan
- Icelandic: Stefán
- Irish: Steafán, Stíofán
- Italian: Stefano
- Japanese: ス テ ィ ー ブ ン 、 ス テ ィ ー ブ, Stiibun, Stiibu
- Catalan: Esteve
- Korean: 스티븐, Sŭt'ipŭn, Seutibeun
- Croatian: Stjepan , Stipan, Stipe, Stipa, Stipo, Stijepo, Štef
- Latin: Stephanus
- Lithuanian: Steponas , Stepas
- Maltese: step-foot
- Dutch: Steven , Stefan , Stefanus
- Norwegian: Steffen
- Filipino (Tagalog): Esteban
- Polish: Stefan , Szczepan
- Portuguese: Estevão, Estéfano
- Romansh: Stiafen, Steivan
- Romanian: Ștefan
- Russian: Стефан, Степан, Stepan
- Scottish Gaelic: Stíobhan, Stiobhan
- Swedish: Staffan
- Serbian: Стефан / Stefan, Стеван / Stevan, Степан / Stepan, Шћепан / Šćepan
- Slavic forms of name: Stefan, Stevan, Stevica, Steva, Stepan, Stjepan, Staphken, Stenka, Stepka, Stepko, Sczepan
- Slovenian: Štefan
- Spanish: Esteban , Estebán, Esteván
- Tongan (Fiji): Sitiveni
- Czech: Štěpán, Ištvan
- Turkish: İstefanos
- Hungarian: István , pet forms: Pista, Pisti, Isti
- Ukrainian: Степан, Стефан, Stepan, Stefan
Clergy
Saints
- Stephanus († 36/40), first known Christian martyr
- Stephanos I (Constantinople) , Patriarch of Constantinople (886–893)
- Stephan von Muret († 1124), founder of the French order
- Stephen of Perm (1340-1396), bishop
Popes
- Pope Stephen I. 254-257
- Pope Stephen (II.) 752, died before consecration and is therefore often not counted as a Pope
- Pope Stephan II. 752-757, correspondingly often as "Stephan II. (III.)", "Stefan III." (II.) "Or" Stephan III. "
- Pope Stephan III. 768–772, often referred to as “Stephan III. (IV.) ”,“ Stephan IV. (III.) ”Or“ Stephan IV. ”.
- Pope Stephan IV. 816-817, often referred to as "Stephan IV. (V.)", "Stephan V. (IV.)" Or "Stephan IV."
- Pope Stephan V. 885-891, correspondingly often as "Stephan V. (VI.)", "Stephan VI. (V.) "or" Stephan VI. "
- Pope Stephan VI. 896-897, often referred to as “Stephan VI. (VII.) ”,“ Stephan VII. (VI.) ”Or“ Stephan VII. ”.
- Pope Stephan VII. 928-931, often referred to above as "Stephan VII. (VIII.)", "Stephan VIII. (VII.)" Or "Stephan VIII."
- Pope Stephan VIII. 939-942, correspondingly often as "Stephan VIII. (IX.)", "Stephan IX. (VIII.) "Or" Stephan IX. "
- Pope Stephen IX 1057-1058, often referred to as “Stephan IX. (X.) ”,“ Stephan X. (IX.) ”Or“ Stephan X. ”.
More clerics
- Stephan of Cologne , Bishop of Cologne (690–692 / 94)
- Stephan von Nepi († around 896), Bishop of Nepi in Italy
- Stephan von Tongern († 920), Bishop of Liège (903–920)
- Stephanos II. (Constantinople) , Patriarch of Constantinople (925–928)
- Bossuta Stefan († 1028), Archbishop of Gnesen (1027-1028)
- Stephan (Novgorod) , Archbishop of Novgorod (1060 / 61-1068 / 69)
- Stephan von Hälsingland († 1072), first bishop of Hälsingland in Sweden
- Stephan von La Ferté († 1130), Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Abbot in Chartres
- Stephan von Garlande (* around 1070; † before June 2, 1147; French. Étienne de Garlande), knight, cleric and bishop
- Stephan von Bar († 1163), Bishop of Metz
- Stefan von Uppsala († 1185), first archbishop of Old Uppsala
- Stephan von Tournai (1128–1203), Bishop of Tournai
- Stephen of Bourbon (Stephanus de Borbone, Étienne de Bourbon) (* around 1190–1261), Dominican Inquisitor
- Stefan the Serb († around 1340), Serbian monk, author of sacred chants
- Stephan von Kolin († 1406), Bohemian reform theologian, rector of Charles University in Prague 1397/98
- Stephan von Dolein OCart (* around 1350, † 1421), the first provost of the Charterhouse "Vallis Josaphat" in Dolein near Olomouc, opponent of the Hussites
- Stephan von Palec († 1424), Bohemian theologian, rector of Charles University in Prague, Hussit
- Stephan Bodecker (1384–1459), Bishop of Brandenburg
- Stephan von Pfalz-Simmern (1421–1485), canon in Strasbourg, Cologne, Mainz, Speyer and Liège
- Stephan Gardiner (around 1497–1555) English bishop of Winchester, statesman and canon
- Stephan von Seiboldsdorf († 1618), Prince-Bishop of Freising
Ruler
- Stephan I. (Armenia) , Prince
- Stephan von Aumale (French: Étienne; † after 1128), Count of Aumale from the House of Blois
- Stephan I (Bavaria) (1271-1310), Duke
- Stephan II (Bavaria) (1319-1375), Duke
- Stephan III. (Bavaria) (1337-1413), Duke
- Stephen (England) (1097–1154), King of England
- Stephan Báthory (1533–1586), King of Poland and Prince of Transylvania
- Stephan Bocskai (1557–1606), Prince of Transylvania
- Stephan (Slavonia) (1332–1354) Prince of Hungary-Croatia and governor of Transylvania, Slavonia, Dalmatia and Croatia
- Stephen I (Hungary) (969-1038), King
- Stephen II (Hungary) (around 1101–1131), king
- Stephan III. (Hungary) (1147–1172), king
- Stephen IV (Hungary) (around 1133–1165), king
- Stephen V (Hungary) (1239–1272), King (1270–1272)
First name
- Stephan von Le Perche (crusader) (French: Étienne du Perche; † 1205), knight and crusader
- Stephan Agricola (around 1491–1547), German theologian and reformer
- Stephan Ambrosius (* 1998), German-Ghanaian soccer player
- Stephan Andersen (* 1981), Danish football player
- Stephan Balkenhol (* 1957), German sculptor
- Stephan Born (1824–1898), socialist politician
- Stephan Burián (1852–1922), politician of Austria-Hungary
- Stephan Eberharter (* 1969), Austrian ski racer
- Stephan Eicher (* 1960), Swiss rock chansonnier
- Stephan Ladislaus Endlicher (1804–1849), Austrian botanist, numismatist and sinologist
- Stephan Grossmann (* 1971), German actor
- Stephan Gusche (* 1990), German soccer player
- Stephan Hampel (* 1989), German handball player
- Stephan Hartmann (* 1968), German scientific theorist
- Stephan Hermlin (1915–1997), German writer and translator
- Stephan Holthaus (* 1962), German author, ethicist and prorector ( Free Theological University of Giessen )
- Stephan Kimmig (* 1959), German theater director
- Stephan Lebert (* 1961), German journalist and author
- Stephan Lichtsteiner (* 1984), Swiss soccer player
- Stephan Palla (* 1989), Austrian football player of Hungarian-Filipino descent
- Stephan Paryla-Raky (* 1948) Austrian theater and film actor, singer and reciter
- Stephan Piez (* 1981) German singer-songwriter and music producer
- Stephan Remmler (* 1946), German singer, composer and music producer
- Stephan Retzer (* 1976), German ice hockey player
- Stephan Schambach (* 1970), German entrepreneur and e-commerce pioneer
- Stephan Schiffers (* 1975), German film director
- Stephan Sulke (* 1943), Swiss musician
- Stephan Wald (* 1951), German cabaret artist and impersonator
- Stephan Weidner (* 1963), German music producer, bass player, singer and songwriter
family name
A.
- Achim Stephan (* 1955), German philosopher
- Alexander Stephan (actor) (1945–2011), German actor
- Alexander Stephan (Germanist) (1946–2009), German-American Germanist
- Alexander Stephan (soccer player) (* 1986), German soccer goalkeeper
- Alfred Stephan (1884–1924), German lawyer and politician
- Angelika Stephan (* 1952), German long-distance runner
- Anton Stephan (1910–1987), Austrian politician
- Arnd Stephan (* 1965), German electrical engineer
- Arne Stephan (* 1982), German actor
B.
- Baptist von Stephan (1808–1875), German infantry general
- Bernd Stephan (* 1943), German actor and presenter
- Bernhard Stephan (* 1943), German director and screenwriter
- Bernhard Karl Stephan (1855–1914), German lawyer and politician (center), MdR
- Birgit Stephan (* 1964), German marathon runner
- Bruno Stephan (1907–1981), German cameraman
- Burkhard Stephan (* 1932), German ornithologist
C.
- Carl Stephan (chronicler) (1837–1927), German chronicler and local researcher
- Carl Stephan (politician) (1863-1944), German politician (SPD)
- Carl-Heinz Stephan (1904–1989), German mining manager
- Carmen Stephan (* 1974), German writer and journalist
- Christian Stephan (* 1980), Austrian television presenter
- Christian Friedrich Stephan (1757–1814), German botanist and doctor
- Christoph Stephan (caster) († 1745), German tin caster
- Christoph Stephan (sculptor) (1797–1864), German sculptor
- Christoph Stephan (* 1986), German biathlete
- Cora Stephan (* 1951), German writer
D.
- Daniel Stephan (* 1973), German handball player
E.
- Édouard Jean-Marie Stephan (1837–1923), French astronomer
- Edward C. Stephan (1907–1990), American Rear Admiral
- Emil Stephan (1872–1908), German physician and research traveler
- Erich Meyer-Stephan (1898–1983), German graphic artist, typographer and singer, see Erich Meyer (graphic artist)
- Ernst Stephan (pedagogue) (1846 – after 1911), also: Ernst Heinrich Karl Stephan , German teacher
- Ernst Stephan (architect) , German architect
- Ernst P. Stephan (* 1947), German mathematician and university professor
F.
- Felix Stephan (* 1983), German cultural journalist and writer
- Freya Stephan-Kühn (1943–2001), German educator and author
- Friedrich Stephan (politician, 1822) (1822–1904), German bank director and politician (DFB), member of the Reichstag
- Friedrich Stephan (Lieutenant General) (1892–1945), Lieutenant General in the Wehrmacht
- Friedrich Stephan (politician, 1915) (1915–1997), German politician (SPD), MdL Baden and Baden-Württemberg
- Fritz von Stephan (1865–1905), German officer
- Fritz Stephan (1882? –1961), Alsatian-German author
G
- Gary Stephan (* 1942), American painter
- Georg Stephan (* 1984), German actor
- George Stephan (1862–1944), American politician
- Grit Stephan (* 1964), German actress
- Günter Stephan (soccer player) (1912–1995), German soccer player
- Günter Stephan (trade unionist) (1922–2012), German trade unionist
- Günther Stephan (* 1933), German philosopher and musicologist
H
- Hanna Stephan (1902–1980), German writer
- Hans Stephan (police officer) (1902–1953), German police officer
- Hans Stephan (architect) (1902–1973), German architect
- Hans Stephan (politician) (1906–1991), German politician (SPD) and functionary
- Hans-Georg Stephan (* 1950), German archaeologist
- Hans-Ulrich Stephan (1931–2009), German Protestant theologian
- Heinrich von Stephan (1831–1897), German postal worker and politician
- Heinrich Stephan (1898–1990), German politician (SPD)
- Heinz Stephan (athlete) , German athlete
- Heinz Stephan (medic) (1924–2016), German medic
- Heinz Stephan (entrepreneur) (* 1933), German entrepreneur and chamber official
- Hermann Stephan (1905–1981), German toy manufacturer, poultry farmer and founder of the Windhöhe cultural park
- Horst Stephan (theologian) (1873–1954), German Protestant theologian and publicist
- Horst Stephan (didactic) (* 1938), German educator and didactic
I.
- Inge Stephan (* 1944), German literary scholar
J
- Jacob Stephan (also Jakob Stephan ; 1820–1905), German businessman and politician
- Jacob Stephan (publisher) (1865–1926), German printer and newspaper publisher
- Jakob Stephan (1820–1905), German businessman and politician, see Jacob Stephan
- Jakob Stephan , pseudonym of Steffen Jacobs (* 1968), German poet, essayist, editor and translator
- Jörg Reiff-Stephan (* 1971), German engineer
- Joscho Stephan (* 1979), German guitarist
- Joseph Stephan (around 1709–1786), German painter
- Julia Stephan (* 1943), German sculptor and painter
- Juliane Stephan , German television journalist
- Julius Stephan (1877–1954), German-Austrian entomologist and butterfly collector
- Jürgen Stephan (* 1952), German athletics trainer
K
- Karin Stephan (* 1968), German rower
- Karl Stephan (Provost) (1700–1770), Provost of Reichersberg Abbey
- Karl Stephan (politician) (1853–1927), German politician (NLP), MdL Hessen
- Karl Stephan (1863–1944), German politician (SPD), see Carl Stephan (politician)
- Karl Stephan (chess player) , German chess player
- Karl Stephan (draftsman) (1923–1980), German draftsman
- Karl Stephan (process engineer) (* 1930), German process engineer and university lecturer
- Kevin Stephan (* 1990), German soccer player
- Klaus Stephan (1927–2002), German television journalist and presenter
- Klaus-Michael Stephan (* 1941), German sculptor
L.
- Lucy Stephan (* 1991), Australian rower
M.
- Makeleta Stephan (* approx. 1979), Tongan cross-country skier
- Manfred Stephan (* 1957), German politician (SPD), MdL Saxony-Anhalt
- Marie Stephan (* 1996), French squash player
- Martin Stephan (clergyman) (1777–1846), German-American clergyman
- Martin Stephan (writer) (* 1945), German writer
- Martin Stephan (organist) (* 1952), German organist
- Moritz Stephan (* 1989), German actor
P
- Paul Stephan (1871 – after 1927), German mechanical engineer
- Peter Stephan (politician, 1818) (1818–1888), German politician (NLP)
- Peter Stephan , pseudonym of Fritz Westphal (* 1921), German writer and translator
- Peter Stephan (painter) (1927–2014), German painter and graphic artist
- Peter Stephan (administrative officer) (* 1946), German teacher, district administrator and administrative officer
- Peter Stephan (politician, 1951) (* 1951), German politician (CDU)
- Peter Stephan (soccer player) (* 1959), German soccer player
- Peter Stephan (art historian) (* 1963), German archaeologist and art historian
- Peter Friedrich Stephan (* 1959), German designer and author
- Petra Stephan (* 1954), German table tennis player
R.
- Rainer Stephan (* 1948), German author, journalist and director
- Rudi Stephan (1887–1915), German composer
- Rudolf Stephan (1925–2019), German musicologist
- Ruth Stephan (1925–1975), German actress and cabaret artist
S.
- Siegfried Stephan (1883–1948), German gynecologist and university professor
- Steffi Stephan (* 1947), German rock musician
- Stephan Josef Stephan (1772–1844), German civil servant and district administrator
- Susanne Stephan (* 1963), German writer
- Susanne Biundo-Stephan (* 1955), German computer scientist and university professor
T
- Tobias Stephan (* 1984), Swiss ice hockey goalkeeper
U
- Ulli Stephan , German screenwriter
- Ulrich Stephan (physician) (1929–2009), German physician
- Ulrich Stephan (chess player) (* 1970), German chess player
V
- Volker Stephan (* 1938), German veterinarian and politician (SPD)
W.
- Walter Stephan (geologist) (* before 1928), German geologist
- Walter Stephan (entrepreneur) (* 1955), Austrian entrepreneur and company founder
- Werner Stephan (1895–1984), German politician (DDP, FDP)
- Werner Stephan (fireworks) (1917–1957), German police fireworks
- Wilhelm Stephan (1906–1994), German conductor, music officer in the Bundeswehr
- Wolfgang Stephan (engineer) (* 1933), German engineer and university professor
- Wolfgang Stephan (biologist) (* 1949), German biologist and university professor
See also
- St. Corona (saint) († 177)
- Stephann
- Stephan (ship) , cable layer of the North German submarine cable works
- Stephan (noble family)