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stephen
/ˈstivən/
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What does stephen mean?
proper noun
- The first Christian martyr.
- A male given name from Ancient Greek.
- A female given name.
More meanings (2)
proper noun
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
- A minor city in Marshall County, Minnesota, United States, named after George Stephen.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈstivən/
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“I am going to make a great change in my life—if your brother Stephen and his wife will only consent to it.”
And above that vale of Jehosaphat, out of the city, is the church of Saint Stephen where he was stoned to death.
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Two young men, Stephen and Joseph Montgolfier, the representatives of a firm of paper makers, were sitting together over their parlour fire.
Adrian would not lend his horse because he was getting in his potatoes, but Stephen took pity on Mitri and gave way to his persuasion.
The next noteworthy balloon was one by Stephen Montgolfier, designed to take up passengers, and therefore of rather large dimensions, as these things went then.