Stephanie

Stefanie (even Stephanie ) is the feminine form of the first name Stefan, originally in Ancient Greek Στέφανος " wreath "; "Crown" ( " the crowned " or " winning " ) meant. In the later namesakes, however, a reference to one of the saints of this name is almost always accept.

Name Days

  • February 2 Stefano Bellesini, blessed spoken priest
  • August 16 King Stephen I of Hungary, national saint
  • December 26 Boxing Day or St. Stephen's Day as the Feast of St. Stephen, the first Christian martyr
  • December 27 ( Agiou Stefanou ) Greek Orthodox holiday of the first martyr

Dissemination

The distribution of the name Stefanie (Stephanie ) had increased greatly during the 1960s. In the 1970s and 80s, the name was consistently among the top ten most awarded female name in Germany, was in the early 80s, even a few times at number one on frequency statistics. From the early 90s, its popularity has steadily decreased, so that its frequency has now fallen back to the level of the 50s.

Name Variants

  • In various spellings Stephanie and Steffi
  • More variants see Other Languages

Famous names winners

  • Stefanie Becker ( * 1982 ), German football player
  • Stefanie Draws ( * 1989), German football player
  • Stefanía Fernández ( * 1990), Miss Universe 2009
  • Stephanie Gehrlein (* 1982 ), German tennis player
  • Stephanie Goddard (* 1988), German football player
  • Stefanie Gottschlich (* 1978), German football player
  • Stefanie Graf ( b. 1969 ), German tennis player
  • Stephanie Graf ( b. 1973 ), Austrian athlete
  • Stefanie Hertel (* 1979), German pop singer
  • Stephanie Hwang (* 1989), better known as Tiffany, Korean-American singer
  • Stefanie Kloss ( born 1984 ), German singer of the band Silbermond
  • Stefanie Koch ( b. 1981 ), German ski mountaineer
  • Stefanie Mirlach (* 1990), German football player
  • Stefanie Powers ( b. 1942 ), American actress
  • Stefanie Rohner ( * ca 1959), Swiss author Games
  • Stefanie Tücking (* 1962), German television and radio presenter
  • Stéphanie de Beauharnais (1789-1860), adopted daughter of Napoleon and Grand Duchess of Baden
  • Stéphanie of Monaco (born 1965 ), Monegasque princess and singer
  • Stephanie of Belgium (1864-1945), Crown Princess of Austria - Hungary
  • Stephanie of Hohenzollern (1837-1859), Queen of Portugal
  • Stephanie of Milly ( † around 1197 ), mistress of Oultrejordain
  • Stefanie Stapp Beck ( born 1974 ), German actress
  • Stephanie Ullrich (* 1984), German football player
  • Stephanie Zimbalist ( born 1956 ), American actress
  • Stefanie Zweig ( born 1932 ), German writer
  • Stephanie ( singer ) (* 1990), Austrian singer

Stephanie as a surname

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