Etienne

Direction and origin of the name

Etienne is a male first name, whose Stephan is a recent doublet. The two names come from the Greek Στέφανος Stéphanos which means crowned , probable translation of the Hebrew Cheliel (crown of God).

Alternatives

    French
  • : German Etienne, Stephan
  • : Stefan
  • English: Steven, Belorusse Stephen
  • : Стaфан, Breton Стэфан
  • : Catalan Steven
  • : Spanish Esteve
  • : Esteban
  • Esperanto: Stefano
  • Finnish: Tapani
  • Hungarian: István
  • Icelandic: Italian Stefán
  • : Latin Stefano
  • : Stephanus
  • Maltese: Stiefnu
  • Dutch: Norwegian Stefan
  • : Stefan
  • Occitan : Estephe
  • Polish: Stefan
  • Portuguese: Russian Estêvão
  • : Serb Стефан
  • : Стеван and Стефан into Serb Cyrillic, and Stevan and Stefan in Serb Latin alphabet.
  • Slovak: Štefan
  • Swedish: Czech Stefan
  • : Štěpán

  • French female forms: Stéphanie, Étiennette, Stefi

  • diminutive French (for Stephan): Stef/Stephen

Popularity of the name

Etienne like name of anybody or first name

Saints

Most known Etienne, first deacon and first martyr of Christendom is holy. Celebrates the December 26th in Occident, the December 27th in the East and the August 2nd.

There exist many other Etienne saints:

  • recognized by the Catholic churches and orthodoxe:
    • holy Etienne Léonard Gemmates Toujours vivant  ;
    • holy Etienne de Reggio (Martyr ized with Ier century, first bishop of Reggio of Calabria)   ;
    • holy Etienne I {{er}}, pope of 254 with 257   ;
    • holy Etienne d' Antioche († 481)   ;
    • holy Etienne of Lyon († 512), 23e archbishop of Lyon, towards 500  ;
    • holy Etienne de Riéti († v. 590)   ;
    • holy Etienne the Young person martyrized in 764   ;
    • holy Etienne de Cajazzo (935 Macerata-1023)   ;
    • holy Etienne of Perugia († 1026)   ;
    • holy Etienne I {{er}}, king of Hungary, died in 1038   ;
    • holy Etienne d' Apt (975, Agde - 1046, Apt of which it was bishop).
  • recognized by the Catholic church only:
    • holy Etienne de Corvey (supposed † 1075)   ;
    • holy Etienne, deacon and hermit in the Limousin, died in 1124   ;
    • holy Etienne de Muret (or of Grandmont) (1046-1124)   ;
    • holy Etienne Harding, one of the founders of Cîteaux, died in this abbey in 1134   ;
    • holy Etienne d' Obasine († 1154)   ;
    • holy Etienne del Lupo († 1191)   ;
    • holy Etienne de Châtillon († 1208)   ;
    • holy Etienne Vinh († 1839)   ;
    • holy Etienne Cuénot (1802-1861).
  • recognized by the orthodoxe Church only:
    • Etienne de Perm, evangelist of the Zyrianes, people of the Ural.

Popes

  • Holy Etienne I {{er}}, pope of 254 with 257
  • Etienne, sometimes called Etienne II , elected pope in 752 and died at once; he is not reproduced any more on the official lists
  • Etienne II, sometimes called Etienne III , pope of 752 with 757
  • Etienne III, sometimes called Etienne IV , pope of 768 with 772
  • Etienne IV, sometimes called Etienne V , pope of 816 with 817
  • Etienne V, sometimes called Etienne VI , pope of 885 with 891
  • Etienne VI, sometimes called Etienne VII , pope of 896 with 897
  • Etienne VII, sometimes called Etienne VIII , pope of 928 with 931
  • Etienne VIII, sometimes called Etienne IX , pope of 939 with 942
  • Etienne IX, sometimes called Etienne X , pope of 1057 with 1058

Sovereigns

Hungary:

Serbia:

Dukes

  • Etienne Nemanja;
  • Etienne Ier Nemanjić;
  • Etienne Vukan;

Kings

  • Etienne Ier Nemanjić;
  • Etienne II Radoslav Dukas;
  • Etienne III Vladislav;
  • Etienne IV Uroš Ier;
  • Etienne V Dragutin;
  • Etienne VI Uroš II;
  • Etienne VII Uroš III;
  • Etienne IX Uroš IV;

Emperors

Other personalities

First name

Etienne like family name

Characters of fiction and work of art

Toponymy

See also: Saint-Etienne (homonymy)

Cities and villages

Some others are:

Religious buildings

  • cathedral Saint-Etienne, with Vienna
  • basilica Saint-Etienne, with Budapest
  • abbey of Saint-Etienne also called Abbey with the Men, with Caen
  • cathedral Saint-Etienne, with Auxerre
  • cathedral Saint-Etienne, with Besancon
  • cathedral Saint-Etienne, with Bourges
  • cathedral Saint-Etienne, with Cahors
  • cathedral Saint-Etienne, with Meaux
  • cathedral Saint-Etienne, with Metz
  • cathedral Saint-Etienne, with Paris, before the construction of Notre-Dame de Paris.
  • Greek cathedral Saint-Etienne, with Paris
  • cathedral Saint-Etienne, with Direction, in the Yonne
  • cathedral Saint-Etienne, with Toul
  • cathedral Saint-Etienne, with Toulouse
  • Vault Saint-Etienne, with the Mount Saint-Michel
  • Collegial Saint-Etienne, with Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre
  • church Saint-Etienne, with Beauvais
  • Saint-Etienne church of Mulhouse, with Mulhouse
  • church Saint-Etienne, with Nevers
  • church Saint-Etienne-of-Mount, with Paris
  • church Saint-Etienne, with Dreux

Others

  • Airport Saint-Etienne-of-Saint-Geoirs, airport of Grenoble
  • Airport of Yesilkoy-Istanbul, Yesilkoy is called San Stefano in Italian.

See too

  • Saint-Etienne (homonymy)
  • Stefan, page of homonymy

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