stein

Meanings

1. A beer mug, usually made of ceramic or glass.

1. A surname originating as a patronymic from a Scots diminutive of Stephen.
2. A surname from German Stein.
3. A place in Switzerland:
4. A municipality in Rheinfelden district, Aargau canton, Switzerland, across the Rhine from Bad Säckingen in Germany.
5. A municipality in Appenzell Ausserrhoden canton, Switzerland.
6. A settlement in Meiringen municipality, Bern canton, Switzerland.
7. A village and former municipality, now in Nesslau municipality, St. Gallen canton, Switzerland.

Etymology

From a regional use of German Stein (“stone”). Probably a clipping of Steingut (“stoneware”) or Steinkrug (“stone pitcher”). Compare Old English stǣna (“stone jug, a pot of stone or earth”). Doublet of stone. More at stean.