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Stefan Meaning

    

What does Stefan mean?

The name Stefan is of German, Romani and Scandinavian origin.

The meaning of Stefan is "crown, garland".

Stefan is generally used as a boy's name.

It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables and is pronounced Ste-fan.

The Given Name Stefan

Stefan is a form of Stephanos. See Stephanos for further details.

Stefan appeals to parents who seek a name with genuine depth.

An auspicious name, it is one that will be admired.

Stefan has no variant spellings.

Some famous bearers of this name include: Stefan Báthory, Stefan de Vrij, and Stefan Dragutin I.

Stefan Popularity

In the U.S. in 2018, it ranked 878 in baby name popularity for boys with 247 occurrences. Less than 5 girls were given the name.

In contrast, the year before it ranked 751 in baby name popularity for boys with 312 occurrences. Less than 5 girls were given the name.

View the Stefan Name Popularity Page to see how the popularity trend for Stefan has changed since 1880, or to compare the popularity of Stefan to other names.

Stefan Related Names

Stefan is a form of Stephanos.

The names Stefana, Stefania are all forms of Stefan.

Stefan has the diminutives (nicknames) Fane, Stevo.

Famous Stefans

  • Stefan Báthory ~ Polish King (1576-1586)
  • Stefan de Vrij ~ Soccer Player
  • Stefan Dragutin I ~ Serbian Ruler (1276-1282)
  • Stefan Hell ~ Nobel Prize for Chemistry 2014
  • Stefan I Nemanja ~ Serbian Ruler (1166-1196)
  • Stefan II Nemanjic ~ Serbian Ruler (1196-1228)
  • Stefan III Lazarevic ~ Serbian Ruler (1389-1427)
  • Stefan Johann Stefansson ~ Icelandic Prime Minister (1947-1949)
  • Stefan Radoslav I ~ Serbian Ruler (1228-1233)
  • Stefan Uros I ~ Serbian Ruler (1243-1276)
  • Stefan Uros II Milutin ~ Serbian Ruler (1282-1321)
  • Stefan Uros III Desanski ~ Serbian Ruler (1321-1331)
  • Stefan Uros IV Dusan ~ Serbian Ruler (1321-1355)
  • Stefan Uros V Nejaki ~ Serbian Ruler (1346-1371)
  • Stefan Vladislav I ~ Serbian Ruler (1233-1243)
  • Stefan Wincenty Frelichowski ~ Saint

Stefan Numerology

What will your new littleStefan be like?

It may all be in the numbers.

The numbers that make up your child's name.

Numerology may give you some insight.

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Stefan Name Fun

Would you like to fingerspell the name Stefan in American Sign Language?

Then just follow the diagram below.

Be creative with the name Stefan.

Just for fun, see the name Stefan in Hieroglyphics, learn about ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics and write a Hieroglyphic message.

Learn about nautical flags and see your name or message written in nautical flags, on the Stefan in Nautical Flags page.