How do you or someone you know pronounce the name - stephen - ?

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Are You named or have a friend named - Stephen -? which pronunciation Do You or do they go by?

STEE-ven 65
STEF-en 18
STEEF-en 3
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  • dom180
    10 years ago | pl

    Vah-nur-vah-sh-nurve-wah-woo-gah-zhee-dah-vah-voo.

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  • Hugh*Janus
    10 years ago

    STEEV-en (that's how I say it)

    STEEV uh rooni

    the STEEV meister

    STEEV o rama

    (alternate pronunciations)

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  • bananaface
    10 years ago

    I don't know any Stephens, and I'm not a Stephen myself. I'd say it like "stee-vin". Just like how I'd pronounce Steven, it's just spelt differently.

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    • SEWnanist23
      10 years ago

      Stephen was chosen more ofer Steven because it was more calligraphic.

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    • SEWnanist23
      10 years ago

      Here's why the name isn't "Steffen" they apply rule to a name that is very, very old where the oldend rule apply. Let's Go!
      History lesson, the English and Irish of the middle ages where in the midst of helping to evolve the civilized language. There was no letter to make a "V" sound because that was actually the letter "U" which is why "W" actually still looks more like a double "V" The Irish were using "BH" to make their "V" sound and the English the "PH" for their "V" sound. But when people like to point to the telephone to enable themselves to call Us "Steffen" mind you there were no telephones in the Renaissance period. "PH" was later developed as an "F" sound but the name Stephen stood the test of time. My Mother named Me this So it's gonna have to stand a little longer!

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  • jeebley
    10 years ago

    "Stee-ven" if they are white or "De-shawn" if they are black.

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  • NormalIsOverratedBeANinja
    10 years ago

    I feel like it should be with an "f" sound, but every Stephen I've ever met pronounces it like "Steven," which I've always assumed to be the normal pronunciation of the name.

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    • SEWnanist23
      10 years ago

      Here's why the name isn't "Steffen" they apply rule to a name that is very, very old where the oldend rule apply. Let's Go!
      History lesson, the English and Irish of the Renaissance Era where in the midst of helping to evolve the civilized language. There was no letter to make a "V" sound because that was actually the letter "U" which is why "W" actually still looks more like a double "V" The Irish were using "BH" to make their "V" sound and the English the "PH" for their "V" sound. But when people like to point to the telephone to enable themselves to call Us "Steffen" mind you there were no telephones in the Renaissance period. "PH" was later developed as an "F" sound but the name Stephen stood the test of time. My Mother named Me this So it's gonna have to stand a little longer!

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  • disthing
    10 years ago

    Steevun.

    Oddly, we usually pronounce the name Stephanie as 'steffanny', but stephen as 'steevun'.

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    • SEWnanist23
      10 years ago

      The first 4 letters appear the same, true but the "ph's" differ. Stephen's is a one letter passive f like in the two letter word -of-, how ever French is applied to Stephanie her ph is the Greek double ff.

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    • SEWnanist23
      10 years ago

      Stephanie is french. there are some Stephan's who say STEE-Vahn. Stephen's "PH" get's voiced like "V" because it was a Gaelic adaptation due to other similar letter couplings like "Bh" & "Mh" being voiced as "V".

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    • SEWnanist23
      10 years ago

      The "PH" is a Gaelic combo that makes a "V" sound it's neither Greek or American.

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  • BlueJeansWhiteShirt
    10 years ago

    I actually pronounce it like STEE-van.

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    • chewy
      10 years ago

      Where have you been?

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  • dinz
    10 years ago

    ˈstiːvən

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  • anti-hero
    10 years ago

    Steeven if they are white. Or Steffon if the are black. But really however the person says it is said. If I am just reading it and not knowing I go with Steeven.

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  • SEWnanist23
    8 years ago

    I think it's possible that since the death OF Queen Victoria The spelling Stephan was officially dubbed as "STeFan with a ph" even though it too was used for "STEEVen" That got widely used for "STeFan" The use for that was diminishing but Stephen was predominantly being used as only "STEEVen" by the 50's there have been numerous results that society had layered the "STeFen" pronunciation onto the "STEEVen with a ph" children are named like this from the start or when a different wing of the Family give them "STeF-en" lecture this may result in the change of the pronunciation just not the spelling. I have seen this in most pronunciation Text but the first pronunciation being the dominant! http://babynames.net/names/stephen

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  • SEWnanist23
    10 years ago

    Frankly I think the explanation of why Stephen is pronounced STEEV-en was a cover up due to Revolutionary War effects. The country wanted So much to break completely away from any thing Britain so a new set of rules were made for how things in our language were to be learned. They did not carry all Gaelic influence rules so the name was formally bastardized as STEF-en for formal occasions but it was permissible to teach the accurate Gaelic pronunciation. I am a Stephen, this is why I made this Poll.

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  • SEWnanist23
    10 years ago

    My neighbor(Oh! Theres a word We spell that doesn't look the way we say it!) My nayber told Me If I want My name said right I need to get it legally changed to Ess Tee Eee Vee Eee En ! Doy You think that is necessary?

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  • SEWnanist23
    10 years ago

    Ess-Tee-Eee-Pee-Ach-Eee-En.

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    • SEWnanist23
      10 years ago

      This was merely a survey to see what votes would take place. Some names like this one have superior and inferior to other ways of pronouncing them. Take the name Naomi, the superior is Nay-O-Mee and the inferior is Nye-O-Mee. for the name of survey The STEE-ven is the superior and STEF-en the inferior which can get the name confused with the spelling Stephan. That't a confusing thing about names sometimes though either some people get used to it or probably change thier names.

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      • SEWnanist23
        10 years ago

        I was retarded when I wrote this, So sew Me coz I'm comin' back to say there no such name as STEF-en! It's a lie!

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      • SEWnanist23
        10 years ago

        Hey everybody I truly want to thank You for participating in this Poll! For a time I was getting a strange impression Moran's were taking over and pronouncing it Steffen instead of STEE-ven. I go by STEE-ven THAT's My name!

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  • Stifler
    10 years ago

    I ask them how they want it. My friend jake always calls my cousin stephano :/ it really pisses him off.

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  • CheyChey
    10 years ago

    Steh-fern

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