Stiofán
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin Stephanus, from Ancient Greek Στέφανος (Stéphanos), assimilated to the suffix -án.
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ʃtʲəˈfˠɑːn̪ˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈʃtʲʊfˠɑːnˠ/, /ˈʃtʲʊfˠɑːn̪ˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈʃtʲʊfˠanˠ/, /ˈʃtʲʊfˠan̪ˠ/
Proper noun
Stiofán m (genitive Stiofáin)
- a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Stephen
Derived terms
- Lá Fhéile Stiofáin (“St Stephen's Day”)
Further reading
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Stiofán”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm