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Stephanie

Stephanie is an international form of the name that corresponds to Štefánia in Slovak; it is used, for example, in English and German. Through its male counterpart Štefan, it belongs to the Christian naming tradition. In the Slovak environment, it retains its foreign spelling and, with English or German pronunciation, remains indeclinable in all grammatical cases.

Name variants

International equivalents and translations

English:
Stephanie
Slovak:
Hungarian:
Polish:
Ukrainian:
German:
Stephanie
Spanish:
French:
Stéphanie
Italian:
Portuguese:
Other world variants:
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Opposite gender version:
Boy's name: StephanBoy's name: Stephen

Origin and etymology of the name

Scholarly onomastic and linguistic analysis
Linguistic explanation and meaning

The name Stephanie means wreathed or crowned and refers to a wreath as a mark of honor.

Detailed Slovak etymology analysis

Stephanie je cudzojazyčný ženský náprotivok mena Štefan, zodpovedajúci slovenskému menu Štefánia. Základom je grécke osobné meno Stéphanos, odvodené od podstatného mena stéphanos s významom „veniec, koruna“, aj veniec udeľovaný víťazovi. Význam ženského mena sa tradične vystihuje ako „ovenčená“ alebo „korunovaná“.

Sources and scholarly methodology: Etymológia: Online Etymology Dictionary – Stephanie. Výslovnosť a jazykové ekvivalenty: Behind the Name – Stephanie. Nesklonnosť vyplýva zo všeobecného pravidla pre cudzie ženské mená zakončené vo výslovnosti na i: Morfológia slovenského jazyka, s. 123, sprístupnená JÚĽŠ SAV. Uvedené slovenské domácke tvary sú možné rodinné oslovenia, nie overený rebríček obľúbenosti ani doložené heslové tvary pre Stephanie. Konkrétne heslo v publikácii Vyberte si meno pre svoje dieťa nebolo priamo overené.

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Medzinárodný cestovateľský index

Ako ľahko sa meno Stephanie vyslovuje v cudzine, zapisuje na letenky a vníma vo svete

100 / 100Svetobežník (Globálne meno)
Stupeň medzinárodnej adaptácie100 %
Zápis v pase / na letenke:

STEPHANIE

100 % zhodný s pôvodným tvarom
Písmo a diakritika:

Bez diakritiky (ASCII)

Univerzálny medzinárodný zápis
Svetové jazyky:

17 cudzích podôb

Česky, Anglicky, Maďarsky
Cestovateľské výhody mena
  • •Zápis bez diakritiky – 100 % zhodný s medzinárodnými pasmi, letenkami a cudzími klávesnicami.
  • •Univerzálna výslovnosť – neobsahuje zhluky hlások náročné pre cudzincov.
  • •Globálne rozšírené meno – má priame ekvivalenty vo viac než 10 svetových jazykoch.

Name days and calendars

Dates in Slovak and international calendars
26 December
Austrian Calendar
Pronunciation and phonetic note:

Anglicky /ˈstɛfəni/, približne „stef-ə-ni“; ə je neutrálna samohláska. Nemecky približne „šte-fa-ni“. Obe výslovnosti majú tri slabiky a prízvuk na prvej; ph sa vyslovuje ako f.

Grammar & Cases

Overview of grammatical cases for greetings, cards, and official use
Syllable count: 3

According to Slovak orthography rules, this name is uninflected and retains its base form in all grammatical cases.

1. Nominative:Who, what?
Stephanie
2. Genitive:Of whom, of what?
Stephanie
3. Dative:To whom, to what?
Stephanie
4. Accusative:Whom, what?
Stephanie
5. Vocative (address):Direct address
Stephanie
6. Locative:About whom, about what?
Stephanie
7. Instrumental:With whom, with what?
Stephanie

Diminutives and pet forms

Affectionate and family nicknames
Domestic forms, nicknames and diminutives:
StefiStefkaStefinkaStefuška
Formal address:Official correspondence and formal occasions
Dear Ms. Stephanie
Familiar address (intimate form):Addressing family and friends
Stefi! Stefka! Stefinka!

Notable figures named Stephanie

4

People connected to this name according to Wikidata and editorial sources.

All personalities catalog
Stephanie Beatriz
born 1981Notable Figure

Argentine-American actress

Stephanie Stumph
born 1984Notable Figure

German actress and television presenter

Stephanie J. London
Notable Figure

American epidemiologist and physician-scientist

Stephanie J. Weinstein
born 1967Notable Figure

American nutritionist and epidemiologist

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Stephanie Smith

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Initials / monogram:with dots:S.S.without dots:SS

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Zasiahnuté regióny / jazyky:DE
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