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What does Stephan mean?
Stephan 
▼ as a name for boys is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Stephan is "garland, crown". Stephan is a variant form of Stephen (Greek): from stephanos.
STARTS WITH Ste-
Variations
VARIANTS Stephon▼, Stefon, Steffon, Steffen, Steffan, Stefan, Staffan
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA STEPHEN Steba, Steben, Stefano, Stephano, Stephanos, Stephanus, Stephens, Stevan, Steven▼
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Stephan Walter (S.W.), ..
How popular is Stephan?
Stephan is a very prominent first name for men (#513 out of 1220, Top 42%) and also a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#4268 out of 150436, Top 3%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Stephan entered the list in 1890-1899 and reached its peak rank of #346 in the U.S. in the 1950s, and is currently at #1299. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Stefan (#878 IN RECENT RANKINGS), Stefano, Steffan, Steffen, Steffon, Stefon, Stephen (#284), Stephon (#1681), Stevan and Steven (#198) are the prominent variation forms of Stephan (#1299). These forms of Stephan were favored by parents 7 decades ago (AVERAGE #1275) and are now much less popular (#1485, ▼92%), with forms like Stephon becoming less fashionable.
Similar Names
Stephan▼ is alike in pronunciation to Stefonn and Stephonn. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Athan, Deshan, Ethan, Gehan, Jehan, Keeghan, Seaman, Sean▼, Shan, Sheehan, Shephard, Sherman▼, Sohan, Stan▼, Steadman, Stearn, Stedman, Steen, Stein, Steinar, Sten, Stensen, Stephanas (see Stephanus), Stepney, Stepny, Sterlyn, Stern, Stetcyn, Stetson▲, Stevon, Stevyn, Stian, Strachan, Strahan and Zephan. These names tend to be less frequently used than Stephan.
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