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Stefán

“crown or wreath”

Language contexts for this entry: Danish, Icelandic

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masculineLatin script

No sourced pronunciation yet

Origin: Not established
2 language contexts: Danish Icelandic
Follow the evidence: 9 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Stefán

Stefán is a masculine given name documented in Danish and Icelandic. English Wikipedia gives the meaning “crown or wreath”.

Meaning in the sources

Source-reported

Meaning: “crown or wreath”

Do latim Stephanus que veio do grego antigo Στέφανος (Stéfanos) derivado de στέφανος. Significa coroado.

Sources for this account (8)

Portuguese Wiktionary: StefánCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikidata Q17496650CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: StefánCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: StefánCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: StefánCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: StefánCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: StefánCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia: StefánCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

02 / Across borders

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Language records

Documented as a given name in Danish.

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03 / By the numbers

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04 / Through time

History

Historical scholarship

Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.

1884From the archives
Stefan— “crown”
Stefan, _m._ _Slov._ _Swiss_, _Pol._ Gr. crown, 96
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian Names · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

Stefán Karl Stefánsson
1975–2018
Icelandic actor (1975–2018)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson
1894–1980
Prime Minister of Iceland (1894-1980)
Wikipedia Wikidata source

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06 / Behind the facts

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms8

Wikidata Q17496650CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: StefánCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: StefánCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Portuguese Wiktionary: StefánCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
French Wiktionary: StefánCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: StefánCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: StefánCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia: StefánCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Historical referencesOriginal texts and their publication details1

Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian NamesPublic domain (Project Gutenberg) · rev. 2023-03-30 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About Stefán

Meaning in the sources

Where Stefán is used

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Denmark

Popularity over time

History

Historical scholarship

Notable bearers

Stefán Karl Stefánsson

Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson

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A story to pass on.

About Stefán

Meaning in the sources

Where Stefán is used

Across borders

Denmark

Popularity over time

History

Historical scholarship

Notable bearers

Stefán Karl Stefánsson

Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

A name worth keeping.

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