Steven
Meanings
name
- A male given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Stephen.
noun
- Voice, especially when loud or strong.
- A request, petition, prayer, or command.
noun
- A time, occasion.
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Etymology
Inherited from Middle English Stevene, Steven, from Anglo-Norman Estievne, Estievene, from Latin Stephanus, from Ancient Greek Στέφανος (Stéphanos), from στέφανος (stéphanos, “crown, wreath”), from στέφω (stéphō, “to put round, to surround”).
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