Stefan
name
name ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A male given name.
"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!"
- 2 A surname of German or Austrian origin, derived from the given name Stefan.
- 3 A crater on the far side of the moon.
Example
More examples"Stefan Zweig spent the last year of his life in the Brazilian city of Petrópolis."
Etymology
From Ancient Greek στεφανίζω (stephanízō, “to crown”) & Ancient Greek στέφανος (stéphanos, “that which surrounds, crown, wreath”).