Stephen

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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. Sagradas Escrituras (1569): Esteban.

Austria

Latin: ● c1125 Steuan (nom) UrkStyria 115

Belgium

Dutch: ● 1597x1598 Stephanus BoonenGes p. 321, Steven ibid. p. 325, Stevens (gen) ibid. p. 336

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 (nom) 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; 1358 Stephano (dat) ibid. 248, p. 31, Stephanus (nom) ibid. 252, p. 32
Middle High German: ● 1335 Stephan (nom) Rössler1 41

Denmark

Danish: ● 1581 Staphenn KD-1 no. 362
Old Swedish: ● 1419 Staffans (gen) SDHK no. 19326

England

Latin: ● 1161x1184 Stephani (gen) MDE p. 227, no. 1, Stephanus (nom) ibid. p. 227, no. 1; 1185x1186 Stephani (gen) PR-XXXVI p. 18, Stephano (dat) ibid. p. 2, Stephanus (nom) ibid. p. 3; 1189 Steffani (gen) GASurv p. 94, Stephani (gen) ibid. p. 95, Stephanus (nom) ibid. p. 156; 1222 Stephani (gen) StPaulDom p. 38, Stephanus (nom) ibid. p. 14; 1279–80 Stephanus (nom) WaHR-SK p. 43; 1296 Stephani (gen) RCS-1 p. 95a, Stephano (dat) ibid. p. 95a; 1318 Stephano (dat) PSS-CXIV 4b, Stephanus (nom) ibid. 4b; 1325 Stephano (dat) ibid. 11, Stephanum (acc) ibid. 11, Stephanus (nom) ibid. 11; 1329 Stephano (abl) ibid. 4c, Stephanus (nom) ibid. 4c; 1330 Stephani (gen) ibid. 4d, Stephano (dat) ibid. 4d; 1331 Stephano (dat) ibid. 4e; 1340xc1450 Stephani (gen) CovGuild-1 p. 2, Stephanus (nom) ibid. p. 70; 1348 Stephano (abl) SocAntNor-3-3 no. 9; 1349 Stephano (abl) ibid. no. 11; 1357 Stephano (abl) ibid. no. 22; 1377 Stephani (gen) FenPT-2 p. 6, Stephanus (nom) ibid. p. 4; 1379 Stephani (gen) WRYPT1 p. 10, Stephanus (nom) ibid. p. 3; 1381 Steffano (abl) Suffolk1381 p. 100, Stepanus (nom) ibid. p. 113, Stephani (gen) ibid. p. 90, Stephano (abl) ibid. p. 89, Stephanus (nom) FenPT-2 p. 6, Suffolk1381 p. 68; 1417–18 Stephanus (nom) EEW p. 37; 1430 Stephano (abl) ibid. p. 84; 1444 Stephani (gen) WillsInv LXIII, Stephano (dat) ibid. LXIII; 1554 Stephanus (nom) StMartF p. 58
Dutch: ● 1575 Steven AuFr Gheesbeke; 1578 Steven ibid. Eesbeeck
Middle English: ● 1417–18 Stephen EEW p. 40, Stephyn ibid. p. 38
Early Modern English: ● 1485 Stephen WillsInv LXIX; 1530 Stephyn LIWill-III p. 34, Steven ibid. p. 34, Stevyn ibid. p. 76, Stewen ibid. p. 91; 1531 Stephen SRS-XXI p. 8; 1540 Stephen DEmar-vol1 p. 78; 1541 Stephan WillsInv LXXXVII; 1542/3 Stephen SIAcc 2; 1545 Steven StAnthonlin p. 5; 1548 Steven ibid. p. 7; 1550 Stephen WillsInv XCV; 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 Stephan bruton-vol1 p. 108, Stephin ibid. p. 27, Steven ibid. p. 2, Stevin ibid. p. 27; 1557 Steven PRThirsk p. 2, StAnthonlin p. 12; 1559 Stephen BEmar-vol1 p. 6, Steven COmar-vol5 p. 1; 1561 Stphan bruton-vol1 p. 111; 1562 Steven CAmar-vol1 p. 2; 1565 Steven Redruth-Co p. 6, WAmar-1 p. 75; 1566 Stephen Redruth-Co p. 6; 1568 Stephin COmar-vol5 p. 4; 1569 Stephen HAmar-vol9 p. 116; 1571 Stephen (nom) Chst-1 p. 11, Steven Bar-in-El p. 17, 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 Stephin COmar-vol5 p. 5, Steven StAnthonlin p. 25; 1578 Stephin COmar-vol5 p. 5, Steven BEmar-vol2 p. 96, StAnthonlin p. 26; 1579 Stephen BUmar-vol2 p. 63, COmar-vol2 p. 71, Steven StAnthonlin p. 27; 1580 Steven ibid. p. 28; 1581 Stephen DEmar-vol2 p. 6, Stephin COmar-vol5 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, Stephin COmar-vol5 p. 8, Steven SaxhamSf p. 4, StAnthonlin p. 32; 1588 Stephen BEmar-vol2 p. 31, DEmar-vol2 p. 16; 1589 Stephen COmar-vol2 p. 123, DEmar-vol2 p. 20; 1589/90 Stephen HAmar-vol9 p. 3; 1589 Steven SaxhamSf p. 57; 1590 Stephen Bar-in-El p. 27, CAmar-vol1 p. 4; 1592 Stephen BUmar-vol9 p. 8, COmar-vol2 p. 72, Steven BEmar-vol2 p. 96, Stevine bruton-vol1 p. 52; 1594 Stephen DEmar-vol2 p. 29, Steven BEmar-vol1 p. 16; 1595 Stephen COmar-vol2 p. 102, DEmar-vol2 p. 32; 1596 Steeven RegBisham p. 5, Stephin COmar-vol5 p. 10, 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
Walloon: ● 1581 Estiene RWC p. 3; 1582/3 Estienne ibid. p. 5

Estonia

Middle Low German: ● 1387 Sthepphan BbRT p. 339; 1532 Steffan (nom) Hiiumaa p. 151; 1592 Steffen Tiik1977 p. 286; ◑ 1524x1532 tehena (gen) Saareste1923b p. 138
Early Modern Swedish: ● 1576 Steffan (nom) Hiiumaa p. 275; 1577 Steffan (nom) ibid. p. 275

Finland

Early Modern Swedish: ● 1548 Staffan (nom) Audén1980 p. 169; ◑ 1582 Teppana (nom) Audén1980 p. 172, Teppå (nom) ibid. p. 172

France

Latin: ● 814 Stephanus (nom) StVdM-II A1; c823 Stephanus (nom) irminon-vol2 94, Ved; 941x86 Stephani (gen) St-Bernard-Romans no. 92; 989 Stephani (gen) CartSavII 105; c1000 Stephani (gen) ibid. 172, Stephanus (nom) ibid. 172; 11thC Stephanus (nom) CartSPL1 I; 1044 Stephanus (nom) StVdM-II 659; 1046 Stephani (gen) St-Bernard-Romans 139; c1050 Stephanus (nom) StVdM-II 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; 1122x1139 Stephanus (nom) CartYonne1 CXXXIII; 1123 Stephanus (nom) ibid. CXXXIV; 1124 Stephani (gen) ibid. CXXXVII, Stephanus (nom) CartNDJosaphat XIII; 1125 Stephani (gen) NDParisII 2-XLVII, Stephano (abl) ibid. 2-XLVII; 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, Stephanus (nom) CartSavII 200; 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; 1173 Stephanus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 151; 1177 Stephanus (nom) ibid. 165; 1178 Stephani (gen) NotSLdN I, Stephanus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 168; 1179 Stephano (abl) ibid. 176, Stephanus (nom) ibid. 176; 1193 Stephanus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp CXLIX; 1197 Stephanus (nom) ibid. CXL; c1200 Stephanus (nom) CartSavII 201; 1203 Stephano (abl) CartNDdOurscamp CXXV, Stephanus (nom) ibid. CXXV; 1204 Stephani (gen) ibid. XXVII; 1206 Stephanus (nom) NDParisII 2-LXIX; 1212 Stephani (gen) CartNDdOurscamp XXVIII; 1218 Stephani (gen) ibid. CXXXIV; 1219 Stephani (gen) NDParisII 2-XI, Stephanus (nom) CartAub, CartNDdOurscamp CXXXVIII; 1220 Stephanus (nom) NDParisII 2-LXVIII; 1221 Stephani (gen) CartNDdOurscamp LXXIII; 1242 Stephanus (nom) ibid. CLIV; 1251 Stephanus (nom) ibid. CLIII; 1255 Stephani (gen) NDParisII 2-XLV, Stephanum (acc) ibid. 2-XLV, Stephanus (nom) ibid. 2-XLV; 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; 1267 Stephanus (nom) NDParisII 2-II; 1268 Stephanus (nom) ibid. 1-VIII; 1269 Stephanus (nom) ibid. 2-III; 1270 Stephani (gen) CartNDdOurscamp CLVII, Stephanus (nom) NDParisII 2-XLI; 1273 Stephanus (nom) ibid. 2-XLIII, 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; 1292 Stephanus (nom) MemBret-I 1102; 1295 Stephanus (nom) HistHdVParis p. 130; 1300 Stephani (gen) St-Bernard-Romans 382, Stephanus (nom) ibid. 382; 1301 Stephani (gen) MemPic-vol17 p. 201, Stephanus (nom) ibid. p. 176; 1308 Stephanum (acc) ArchReimsII1 LXVI; 1310 Stephanus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp IX; 1310–11 Stephanus (nom) GasReg-A p. 236; 1332 Stephano (abl) ChronMaillezais p. 165; 1376 Stephanus (nom) St-Bernard-Romans 383; 1378 Stephani (gen) hanquetvol1 168, Stephano (dat) ibid. 249, Stephanus (nom) ibid. no. 98; 1454 Stephano (abl) MHCG2 223; 1465 Stephano (abl) ibid. 232; ◑ 1378 Stefanotus (nom) hanquetvol1 2383, Stefonotus (nom) ibid. 2383
Old French: ● 1291 Estienne (obl) HistHdVParis p. 107, Etienne (obl) ibid. p. 107; 1292 Estiene (obl) ibid. p. 113; 1293 Estiene (obl) ibid. p. 118, Estienne (obl) ibid. p. 119; 1294 Estiene (obl) ibid. p. 126; c1294 Estienne (obl) ibid. p. 125; 1295 Estienne (obl) ibid. p. 128; 1296 Estiene (obl) ibid. p. 131, Estienne paris1296 p. 2, (obl) HistHdVParis p. 132; 1297 Estiene (obl) ibid. p. 136; c1298 Estiene (obl) ibid. p. 138; 1298 Estiene (obl) ibid. p. 139, Estienne (obl) ibid. p. 141, Etiene (obl) ibid. p. 142; 1299 Estiene (obl) ibid. p. 146; 1300 Estiene (obl) ibid. p. 150; 1302x1303 Estenes (nom) ArchReimsII1 XXX; 1313 Estienne Paris1313 p. 1; 1327 Etienne MemDocMan-2 p. 191; ◑ 1296 Estevenot paris1296 p. 43; 1313 Estevenot Paris1313 p. 97, Tevenin ibid. p. 45, Tevenot ibid. p. 16
Middle French: ● 1339 Estienne valois-2 CCIX; 1358 Estienne LeCoq p. 383; 1386 Estienne MemBret-II col. 514; 1392 Estienne ibid. col. 598; 1418 Estienne DdB1418 p. 197, HGParis p. 373; 1421 Estienne favier 178; 1423 Estiene ibid. 333, Estienne ibid. 111; 1438 Estienne ibid. 12, Thevenin ibid. 322; 1455 Estienne HRAVP-3 p. 354; 1493 Estienne MSR1838 p. 377; 1504 Estienne HistHdVParis no. 6; 1540 Estienne ibid. no. 14; 1541 Estienne ibid. no. 15; 1561 Estienne RegPCC-1 p. 1; 1562 Estienne ibid. p. 8; 1563 Estienne ibid. p. 17; 1564 Estienne ibid. p. 53, Etienne ibid. p. 95; 1565 Estienne ibid. p. 113; 1566 Estienne ibid. p. 201, Etienne ibid. p. 229; 1567 Estienne ibid. p. 290; 1568 Estienne ibid. p. 371; 1570 Estienne ibid. p. 424, Etienne ibid. p. 422; 1571 Estienne ibid. p. 436; 1572 Estienne ibid. p. 487; 1587 Estienne RTFProvins 67; 1589 Étienne raymond1588 p. 570; ◑ 1392 Estiennot MemBret-II col. 602, Thevenin ibid. col. 599; 1418 Thevenin DdB1418 p. 196, 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; 1208 Stephanus (nom) quix-vol2 124; 1216 Stephanus (nom) hennes-vol1 25; 1221 Stephanus (nom) ibid. 61; 1401 Stephani (gen) HD1401 no. 399, Stephano (dat) ibid. no. 255; 1471 Steffen (nom) VFBStralsund 681
Middle High German: ● 1293 Stephan (dat) UrkWitt-II 187
Early New High German: ● 1403 Stephan (nom) mairhofer DCLXXIV; 1420 Stephan (nom) UrkRott-1 855, mairhofer DCCXV; 1497 Steffan Nurn1497 p. 1, Steffann ibid. p. 1, Steffen ibid. 2695

Hungary

Latin: ● 1317 Stephani (gen) CDH-VIII-II IV, Stephano (abl) ibid. XV, Stephanum (acc) ibid. XIII, Stephanus (nom) ibid. IV; 1351 Stephano (abl) CDH-IX-II I, Stephanus (nom) ibid. II

Ireland

Latin: ● fin12thC Stefhanus (nom) MunDocIr III, p. 22, Stephani (gen) ibid. III, p. 9, Stephanus (nom) ibid. III, p. 8; 1431 Stephani (gen) RegOct 50; 1460 Stephano (abl) ibid. 44; 1479 Stephanum (acc) ibid. 21, Stephanus (nom) ibid. 22; 1496 Stephano (abl) ibid. 34
Early Modern English: ● 1525/6 Stephan Fiants-1 11; 1532/3 Stephen ibid. 33

Italy

Latin: ● 1220 Stephanus (nom) hennes-vol1 49; 1224 Stephanus (nom) UrkRott-1 17; 1236 Stephani (gen) TirNot1 12; 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; 1366 Stefani (gen) Livi 60; 1376 Staffano (abl) DouGen1 p. 101, Steffano (abl) ibid. p. 23; 1387 Stephanus (nom) Venditti II-2058; 1417 Stephano (dat) CatTir1 48; 1464 Steffani (gen) CUP-III-I CCXXXI, Steftrue (abl) ibid. CCXXXI; 1470 Stephanj (gen) RCCaetani6 730; 1521 Stefani (gen) VitAs2 III; 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
Italian: ● 1429–1430 Stefano DiaryLMA p. 208; 1513x1521 Stefano LeoX p. 17, Stephano ibid. p. 12; ◑ 1513x1521 Stephanello LeoX p. 13

Latvia

Latin: ● 1292 Steppan (nom) RigSB 31; 1293 Steppan (nom) ibid. 38; 1296 Steppan (nom) ibid. 74; 1297 Steppan (dat) ibid. 360

The Netherlands

Latin: ● 1369 Stephanus (nom) GesOIJ-1 p. 303; 1387 Stephanus (nom) ibid. p. 305
Dutch: ● 1596 Steven MagMiddelburg-1560; 1597 Steven ibid.; 1598 Steven ibid.; 1599 Steven ibid.

Poland

Latin: ● 1228 Stephanus (nom) hennes-vol1 p. 81

Portugal

Latin: ● 1211 Stephanus (nom) PHGCRP-I no. 6; 1217 Stephanus (nom) ibid. no. 21; 1256 Stephanus (nom) ibid. no. 17; 1269 Stephano (abl) ibid. no. 11

Scotland

Latin: ● 1425 Stephano (abl) RMSRS-2 26

Spain

Latin: ● 1083 Stephani (gen) CDCB-XV MMCCI; 1487 Stephani (gen) carbonell-I p. 11; 1488 Stephani (gen) ibid. p. 23; 1491 Stephani (gen) ibid. p. 57
Catalan: ● 1510 Steve valencia1510 3305, Stheve ibid. 86
Spanish: ● 1326 Esteuao deMoxo; 1575 Esteban Catalogo-5.2 3828; 1576 Esteban ibid. 3884

Sweden

Latin: ● 1350 Staffen (gen) SDHK no. 6014; 1383 Stephanus (nom) SRA-vol2 no. 1948
Old Swedish: ● 1383 Staffan SRA-vol2 no. 1900, Staffans (gen) ibid. no. 1905; 1409 Staffan (nom) SDHK no. 17250

Switzerland

Latin: ● 1165 Stephanus (nom) CartHaut 16; 1186 Stephani (gen) ibid. 27; 1188 Stephanus (nom) ibid. 28; 1220 Stephanus (nom) ibid. 36; 14thCx1478 Stephanus (nom) Ob-SPVn (210); 1436 Stephan (nom) MHCG2 211
Early New High German: ● 1451 Steffan (nom) MHCG2 220

Ukraine

Latin: ● 1469 Stephani (gen) AGZ-18 34, Stephano (abl) ibid. 19, Stephanum (acc) ibid. 34; 1479 Stepan (nom) ibid. CVIII-1310

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 2018, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2018/1/name/Stephen.