# Stefan
## English
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek στεφανίζω (stephanízō, “to crown”) & Ancient Greek στέφανος (stéphanos, “that which surrounds, crown, wreath”).

### Proper noun

Stefan
* A male given name.
** 2008, Pete Sampras, Peter Bodo, Pete Sampras: A Champion's Mind, published 2010, unnumbered page:In the 1991 Wimbledon semifinal between Michael Stich and Stefan Edberg, there was just one service break in the entire match, and the guy whose serve was broken, Stich, ended up winning the match!
* A surname of German or Austrian origin, derived from the given name Stefan.
* A crater on the far side of the moon.

### See also

* Stefan (crater) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* fasten, nefast

## Danish
### Alternative forms

* Stephan

### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Proper noun

Stefan
* a male given name, equivalent to English Stephen

#### Related terms

* (male given names) Steffen, Steven, Staffen
* (biblical) Stefanus
* (female names) Stephanie

## Dutch
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Stefan ?
* a male given name, equivalent to English Stephen

#### Related terms

* Stefanus, Stefaan, Steven
* feminine: Stefanie

## Faroese
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Proper noun

Stefan m
* a male given name, equivalent to English Stephen

#### Usage notes

Patronymics
* son of Stefan: Stefansson
* daughter of Stefan: Stefansdóttir

#### Declension
## German
### Alternative forms

* Stephan

### Etymology

From Latin Stephanus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈʃtɛfan]
* Audio (Austria):(file)
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Ste‧fan

### Proper noun

Stefan
* a male given name, feminine equivalent Stefanie or Stephanie, equivalent to English Stephen; variant form Steffen

## Norwegian
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Proper noun

Stefan
* a male given name, equivalent to English Stephen

#### Related terms

* Stefanus
* Steffen

## Polish
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Stephanus. Doublet of Szczepan.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈstɛ.fan/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛfan
* Syllabification: Ste‧fan

### Proper noun

Stefan m pers (female equivalent Stefania, diminutive Stefek)
* a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek], equivalent to English Stephen
* a male surname

#### Declension
### Proper noun

Stefan f (indeclinable)
* a female surname

### Further reading

* Stefan in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* “Stefan”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /stefan/

### Proper noun

Stefan m (Cyrillic spelling Стефан)
* a male given name

### Further reading

* “Stefan”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2025

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Vulgate Latin Stephanus, which was first recorded as a Swedish given name in the 12th century. Ultimately of Ancient Greek origin.

### Proper noun

Stefan c (genitive Stefans)
* a male given name, equivalent to English Stephen

#### Related terms

* Staffan
* Stefansson

### References

* Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
* Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 71 999 males with the given name tefan living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

### Anagrams

* fanets, fatens