Stéphane as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Stéphane

What is the meaning of the name Stéphane ?

The baby name Stéphane is a boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ste.fan/.

Stéphane is French, Greek in Origin.

Stéphane is the French learned form of Stephen, ultimately from Ancient Greek Stephanos, written Στέφανος. The noun denoted a wreath, garland, or crown, especially one placed around the head as an honorific or ritual object. It belongs with Greek stephein, to encircle or crown, so the name’s literal sense is crown or wreath rather than a royal title alone. Latin Christian usage transmitted it as Stephanus.

The martyr Saint Stephen made Stephanus a major Christian name in late antiquity and the medieval West. French developed the vernacular Étienne, while Stéphane became a more direct learned form; the feminine is Stéphanie. Modern use is chiefly Francophone, particularly in France, French-speaking Switzerland, Belgium, Quebec, and parts of Africa. In France it is strongly associated with men born in the 1960s and 1970s. Literary and musical bearers include Stéphane Mallarmé and Stéphane Grappelli.