Stephanos or Stefanos, in

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, is a masculine given name derived from the Greek word (''stéphanos''), meaning "wreath, crown" and by extension "reward, honor, renown, fame", from the verb (''stéphein''), "to encircle, to wreathe". In

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, crowning wreaths (such as

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s) were given to the winners of contests. Originally, as the verb suggests, the noun had a more general meaning of any "circle"—including a circle of people, a circling wall around a city, and, in its earliest recorded use, the circle of a fight, which is found in the ''

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Stephen Stephen or Steven is an English given name, first name. It is particularly significant to Christianity, Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; he is w ...

. People or biblical figures with the given name include: ;Antiquity & Middle Ages (chronologically) *

Saint Stephen Stephen (; ) is traditionally venerated as the protomartyr or first martyr of Christianity."St ...

(Greek: Stéphanos) (c. AD 5-c. 34), considered the first Christian martyr *

Stephanos Byzantios Stephanus or Stephen of Byzantium (; , ''Stéphanos Byzántios''; centuryAD) was a Byzantine grammarian and the author of an important geographical dictionary entitled ''Ethnica'' (). Only meagre fragments of the dictionary survive, but the epito ...

, 6th-century author of a geographical dictionary * Stephanos of Alexandria (fl. c. 580–c. 640), Byzantine philosopher and teacher * Stephanos Sahlikis (1330–after 1391), Cretan satirical poet * Stephanos Tzangarolas (1660-1675–1710), Greek painter of the late Cretan Renaissance ;Modern period (alphabetically) * Stephanos, primate of Tallinn (born 1940), primate of the Orthodox Church of Estonia since 1999 *

Stephanos Bibas Stephanos Bibas (born June 18, 1969) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a United States circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He was appointed to the bench in 2017 by President Donald Trump. Before his appoi ...

(born 1969), United States circuit judge and professor of law and criminology *

Stephanos Christopoulos Stephanos Christopoulos (; 1876) was a Greek wrestler. He was a member of Gymnastiki Etaireia Patron, that merged in 1923 with Panachaikos Gymnastikos syllogos to become Panachaiki Gymnastiki Enosi. Christopoulos competed at the 1896 Summer Olym ...

(1876–after 1906), Greek wrestler and weightlifter * Stefanos Dedas (born 1982), Greek professional basketball head coach *

Stefanos Dragoumis Stefanos Dragoumis (; 184217 September 1923) was a judge, writer and the Prime Minister of Greece from January to October 1910. He was the father of Ion Dragoumis. Early years Dragoumis was born in Athens. His grandfather, Markos Dragoumis ( ...

(1842–1923), Greek judge, writer and Prime Minister of Greece in 1910 *

Stefanos Gennadis Stefanos Gennadis was a Greece, Greek army officer who reached the rank of lieutenant general. He is best known for his role during the Balkan Wars. Biography Gennadis was born in about the year 1858 on the island of Chios (regional unit), Chios ...

(1858-1922), Greek general * Stefanos Kapino (born 1994), Greek football goalkeeper * Stefanos Kasselakis (born 1988), Greek businessman, entrepreneur and politician * Stephanos Mousouros, Ottoman-appointed Prince of Samos from 1896 to 1899 *

Stephanos Papadopoulos Stephanos Papadopoulos (born 1976) is a Greek- American poet. Biography Stephanos Papadopoulos was born in North Carolina and raised in Paris and Athens Athens ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, large ...

(born 1976), Greek-American poet * Stephanos Stephanides (born 1951), Cypriot-born author, poet, translator, critic, ethnographer and documentary filmmaker * Stephanos Theodosius (1924–2007), Bishop of the Calcutta diocese of the Malankara Orthodox Church *

Stefanos Tsitsipas Stefanos Tsitsipas (, ; born 12 August 1998) is a Greek professional tennis player. He has been ATP rankings, ranked as high as world No. 3 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), first achieved in August 2021 – mak ...

(born 1998), Greek tennis player

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