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Stephen m. Greek στέφανος 'crown, wreath; reward, honor'.

The name of 9 medieval popes and one pope-elect, a 1st C saint and martyr whose stoning was recorded in the Biblical book of Acts, an apocryphal early British martyr, an 8th C Byzantine martyr, a 10th C king of Croatia, an 11th C king of Hungary and saint, two 11th C kings of Croatia, a 12th C king of England, a 12th C French saint, a 12th C English saint, three 12th C kings of Hungary, a 13th C king of Hungary, six 13th C grand princes or kings of Serbia, a 13th-14th C king of Serbia, three 14th C kings of Serbia, a 14th C prince of Moldavia, a 15th C despot of Serbia, two 15th C princes of Moldavia, and a 16th C king of Poland. Vulgate: Stephanus. Wycliffite Bible (1395): Styuen.

Brabant
Latin
● 1312 Stephanus (nom) JeanIII p. 29
Czech Republic
Latin
● 1349 Stephani (gen) chlumecky 123, Stephano (dat) ibid. 39, Stephanus (nom) ibid. 21; 1350 Stephano (abl) ibid. 194, Stephanus (nom) ibid. 190; 1351 Stephanus ibid. 28; 1353 Stephano (abl) ibid. 60; 1355 Stephano (dat) ibid. 116, Stephanus (nom) ibid. 64; 1356 Stephani (gen) ibid. 118, Stephanus (nom) ibid. 117
England
Latin
● 1189 Steffani (gen) GASurv p. 94, Stephani (gen) ibid. p. 95, Stephanus (nom) ibid. p. 156; 1279–80 Stephanus (nom) WaHR-SK p. 43; 1348 Stephano (abl) SocAntNor-3-3 no. 9; 1349 Stephano (abl) ibid. no. 11; 1357 Stephano (abl) ibid. no. 22; 1381 Steffano (abl) Suffolk1381 p. 100, Stepanus (nom) ibid. p. 113, Stephani (gen) ibid. p. 90, Stephano (abl) ibid. p. 89, Stephanus (nom) ibid. p. 68; 1417–18 Stephanus EEW p. 37; 1430 Stephano (abl) ibid. p. 84
Middle English
● 1417–18 Stephen EEW p. 40, Stephyn ibid. p. 38
English
● 1530 Stephyn LIWill-III p. 34, Steven ibid. p. 34, Stevyn ibid. p. 76; 1540 Stephen DEmar-vol1 p. 78; 1545 Steven StAnthonlin p. 5; 1548 Steven ibid. p. 7; 1551 Stephen StNick-Sf p. 2; 1554 Stephan bruton-vol1 p. 26, Stephen HAmar-vol9 p. 2, Stephin bruton-vol1 p. 26, Steven BarnstapleBap p. 9; 1555 Stephin bruton-vol1 p. 27, Steven ibid. p. 2, Stevin ibid. p. 27; 1557 Steven StAnthonlin p. 12; 1559 Stephen BEmar-vol1 p. 6; 1562 Steven CAmar-vol1 p. 2; 1565 Steven Redruth-Co p. 6; 1566 Stephen ibid. p. 6; 1569 Stephen HAmar-vol9 p. 116; 1571 Steven StAnthonlin p. 21, Stevin bruton-vol1 p. 39; 1572 Steven StAnthonlin p. 22; 1573 Steven ibid. p. 23; 1574 Steven ibid. p. 24; 1575 Steven ibid. p. 24; 1576 Stephen BEmar-vol2 p. 2, Steven StAnthonlin p. 25; 1577 Steven ibid. p. 25; 1578 Steven BEmar-vol2 p. 96, StAnthonlin p. 26; 1579 Stephen BUmar-vol2 p. 63, Steven StAnthonlin p. 27; 1580 Steven ibid. p. 28; 1581 Stephen DEmar-vol2 p. 6; 1582 Steven StAnthonlin p. 29; 1584 Stephen DEmar-vol2 p. 10, Steven StAnthonlin p. 30; 1586 Steven SaxhamSf p. 4; 1587 Stephen DEmar-vol2 p. 14, Steven SaxhamSf p. 4, StAnthonlin p. 32; 1588 Stephen BEmar-vol2 p. 31, DEmar-vol2 p. 16; 1589 Stephen ibid. p. 20; 1589/90 Stephen HAmar-vol9 p. 3; 1589 Steven SaxhamSf p. 57; 1590 Stephen CAmar-vol1 p. 4; 1592 Stephen BUmar-vol9 p. 8, Steven BEmar-vol2 p. 96, Stevine bruton-vol1 p. 52; 1594 Stephen DEmar-vol2 p. 29, Steven BEmar-vol1 p. 16; 1595 Stephen DEmar-vol2 p. 32; 1596 Steven BUmar-vol2 p. 118; 1597/8 Stephen BEmar-vol1 p. 17; 1597 Stephen BUmar-vol9 p. 9; 1598 Stephan bruton-vol1 p. 56, Steven DEmar-vol2 p. 38, Stevine bruton-vol1 p. 57; 1599 Stephen DEmar-vol2 p. 41, Stephin bruton-vol1 p. 57
Middle French
● 1356 Estienne SocAntNor-3-3 no. 18
Estonia
Middle Low German
● 1387 Sthepphan BbRT p. 339; 1592 Steffen Tiik1977 p. 286
France
Latin
● 941x86 Stephani (gen) St-Bernard-Romans no. 92; 1044 Stephanus (nom) StVdM-II 659; c1050 Stephanus (nom) ibid. 696; 1055 Stephanus (nom) ibid. 739; 1060 Stephanus (nom) ibid. 730; 1064 Stephanus (nom) ibid. 703; 1065x1079 Stephanus (nom) ibid. 663; 1079x1101 Stephano (abl) CartStPC XXXVII, Stephanus (nom) ibid. IX; 1080x1105 Stephanus (nom) StVdM-II 699; 1082x1087 Stephanus (nom) St-Bernard-Romans no. 120; 1083 Stephanus (nom) ibid. 126; a1089x1101 Stephani (gen) CartStPC XXXIX, Stephanus (nom) ibid. XXXIX; 1090x1101 Stephanus (nom) ibid. XLIII; 1101x1120 Stephanus (nom) ibid. XXIV; 1101x1129 Stephani (gen) ibid. XVIII, Stephano (abl) ibid. XXVIII; 1102x1144 Stephanus (nom) ibid. XLV; 1107 Stephani (gen) ibid. XVII, Stephanus (nom) ibid. XVII; 1115 Stephanus (nom) StVdM-II 734; a1116 Stephanus (nom) CartStPC XX; 1120x62 Stephanus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 93; 1124 Stephanus (nom) CartNDJosaphat XIII; 1131 Stephano (abl) CartNDSaintes XXII; 1135 Stephanus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 7; 1138x62 Stephani (gen) ibid. 66, Stephanus (nom) ibid. 72; 1141 Stephanus (nom) CartNDSaintes VII; 1143 Stephanus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 10; 1143x46 Stephanus (nom) ibid. 12; 1147 Stephani (gen) ibid. 14, Stephano (abl) ibid. 14, Stephanus (nom) ibid. 14; 1147x62 Stephanus (nom) ibid. 52; 1148 Stephanus (nom) CartNDSaintes XXIV; c1150 Stephani (gen) CartNDdOurscamp CXIII; 1151 Stephani (gen) clairvaux-12thc 23, Stephano (abl) ibid. 23; 1162 Stephanus (nom) ibid. 40; 1163 Stephani (gen) ibid. 99, Stephano (abl) ibid. 104; 1164 Stephani (gen) CartNDdOurscamp C, Stephanus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 122; 1167 Stephano (abl) CartNDdOurscamp XCII; 1193 Stephanus (nom) ibid. CXLIX; 1197 Stephanus (nom) ibid. CXL; 1203 Stephano (abl) ibid. CXXV, Stephanus (nom) ibid. CXXV; 1204 Stephani (gen) ibid. XXVII; 1212 Stephani (gen) ibid. XXVIII; 1218 Stephani (gen) ibid. CXXXIV; 1219 Stephanus (nom) CartAub, CartNDdOurscamp CXXXVIII; 1221 Stephani (gen) ibid. LXXIII; 1256 Stephani (gen) ArrestReg-volI X, Candlemas, Stephanum (acc) ibid. X, Candlemas; 1258 Stephani (gen) ibid. XVII, BMV, Stephano (abl) ibid. XVIII, Candlemas, Stephanus (nom) ibid. XVII, BMV; 1259 Stephanum (acc) ibid. X, Pentecost; 1260 Stephanum (acc) ibid. I, Ascension, Stephanus (nom) ibid. XXII, Ascension; 1261 Stephanum (acc) ibid. VII, BMV; 1273 Stephanus (nom) RegToul-13thC p. 37; 1274 Stephanus (nom) ibid. p. 56, Sthephani (gen) ibid. p. 56; 1283–86 Stephani (gen) GasReg-A p. 227; 1285 Stephani (gen) CartNDdOurscamp VII; 1287 Stephanus (nom) GasReg-A p. 74; 1301 Stephani (gen) MemPic-vol17 p. 201, Stephanus (nom) ibid. p. 176; 1310 Stephanus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp IX; 1310–11 Stephanus (nom) GasReg-A p. 236; 1378 Stephani (gen) hanquetvol1 168, Stephano (dat) ibid. 249, Stephanus (nom) ibid. no. 98
◑ 1378 Stefanotus (nom) hanquetvol1 2383, Stefonotus (nom) ibid. 2383
Old French
● 1296 Estienne paris1296 p. 2; 1313 Estienne Paris1313 p. 1; 1327 Etienne lecoy p. 191
◑ 1296 Estevenot paris1296 p. 43; 1313 Estevenot Paris1313 p. 97, Tevenin ibid. p. 45, Tevenot ibid. p. 16
Middle French
● 1392 Estienne MemBret-II col. 598; 1418 Estienne HGParis p. 373; 1421 Estienne favier 178; 1423 Estiene ibid. 333, Estienne ibid. 111; 1438 Estienne ibid. 12, Thevenin ibid. 322; 1589 Étienne raymond1588 p. 570
◑ 1392 Estiennot MemBret-II col. 602, Thevenin ibid. col. 599; 1418 Thevenin HGParis p. 373; 1421 Thevenin favier 179, Thevot ibid. 289; 1423 Thevenin ibid. 13
Germany
Latin
● 849 Stephani (gen) HambUrk-vol1 XIII; 886 Stephanus (nom) ibid. XXI; 890 Stephanus (nom) ibid. XXIII; 891 Stephanus (nom) ibid. XXIV; 911 Stephani (gen) ibid. XVII; 989 Stephani (gen) ibid. LII; 1100 Stefanus (nom) quix-vol1 78; 1143 Stephanus (nom) mairhofer XIV; 1173 Stephano (abl) quix-vol1 99; 1174 Stephani (gen) ibid. 32; 1189 Stephanus (nom) ibid. 82; 1216 Stephanus (nom) hennes-vol1 25; 1221 Stephanus (nom) ibid. 61; 1401 Stephani (gen) HD1401 no. 399, Stephano (dat) ibid. no. 255
Early New High German
● 1403 Stephan (nom) mairhofer DCLXXIV; 1420 Stephan (nom) ibid. DCCXV; 1497 Steffan Nurn1497 p. 1, Steffann ibid. p. 1, Steffen ibid. 2695
Italy
Latin
● 1220 Stephanus (nom) hennes-vol1 49; 1284 Stephani (gen) BBC-Berg p. XLIII; 1285 Stefani (gen) Perugia1285 p. 154; 1300 Stephano (abl) ActDipVeneto-I-1 p. 51; 1303 Stephanus (nom) BBC-Berg p. XLVI; 1324 Stephanus (nom) DSF p. 46, 3699; 1327 Stephani (gen) Friuli-14thC no. 449; 1348 Stephani (gen) INP 2, Stephano (abl) ibid. 6, Stephanum (acc) ibid. 14; 1522x1532 Stefanus (nom) DSF p. 56, 8; 1527 Stephani (gen) Rome1527 p. 86, Stephanus (nom) ibid. p. 83
◑ 1285 Stefanelli (gen) Perugia1285 p. 158, Stephanelli (gen) ibid. p. 156
Latvia
Latin
● 1292 Steppan (nom) RigSB 31; 1293 Steppan (nom) ibid. 38; 1296 Steppan (nom) ibid. 74; 1297 Steppan (dat) ibid. 360
Poland
Latin
● 1228 Stephanus (nom) hennes-vol1 p. 81
Spain
Latin
● 1487 Stephani (gen) carbonell p. 11; 1488 Stephani (gen) ibid. p. 23
Catalan
● 1510 Steve valencia1510 3305, Stheve ibid. 86
Spanish
● 1326 Esteuao deMoxo
Sweden
Latin
● 1383 Stephanus (nom) SRA-vol2 no. 1948
Old Swedish
● 1383 Staffan SRA-vol2 no. 1900, Staffans (gen) ibid. no. 1905
Switzerland
Latin
● 14thCx1478 Stephanus (nom) Ob-SPVn (210)
Cite as: G. Grim, R. Le Get, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Stephen". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Stephen.