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)

  1. a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Stephen

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