Стефан
Bulgarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Byzantine Greek Στέφανος (Stéphanos, “wreath, crown”), spread with the adoption of Christianity.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈstɛfɐn]
Proper noun
Сте́фан • (Stéfan) m (feminine Сте́фка or Стефа́ния, diminutive Сте́фчо)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Stephen
- Synonyms: Стефо́ (Stefó), (nicknames) Че́фо (Čéfo)
Alternative forms
- Сте́пан (Stépan) — archaic, dialectal
- Ще́фан (Štéfan), Че́фан (Čéfan) — colloquial
- Сти́вън (Stívǎn) — modern adaptation, from English
Macedonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈstɛfan]
Proper noun
Стефан • (Stefan) m
- a male given name, Stefan, variant of Стеван (Stevan), feminine equivalent Стефана (Stefana), Стефанка (Stefanka), or Стефанија (Stefanija), equivalent to English Stephan, Stephen, or Steven
- a transliteration of the English male given name Stephan
Related terms
- Стефо m (Stefo)
- Стефко m (Stefko)
- Стефчо m (Stefčo)
- Стефче m (Stefče)
See also
- Стеве m (Steve)
- Стево m (Stevo)
- Стевко m (Stevko)
- Стевчо m (Stevčo)
- Стевче m (Stevče)
- Стивен m (Stiven)
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Koine Greek Στεφανός (Stephanós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsʲtʲefən | sʲtʲɪˈfan]
Proper noun
Сте́фа́н • (Stéfán) m anim (genitive Сте́фа́на)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Stephen
- Synonym: Степа́н (Stepán)
Declension
Declension of Сте́фа́н (anim sg-only masc-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Сте́фа́н Stéfán |
| genitive | Сте́фа́на Stéfána |
| dative | Сте́фа́ну Stéfánu |
| accusative | Сте́фа́на Stéfána |
| instrumental | Сте́фа́ном Stéfánom |
| prepositional | Сте́фа́не Stéfáne |
Derived terms
- (Patronymics) Стефано́вич (Stefanóvič), Стефа́новна (Stefánovna)