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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stepan

/stˈɛpən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English

Syllables
stepan
IPA
/stˈɛpən/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A transliteration of the Russian or Ukrainian male given name Степа́н (Stepán).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A surname from Czech.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

(given name) From Russian Степа́н (Stepán, “Stephen”), from Greek Στέφανος (Stéfanos). Doublet of Stephen. :(surname) From Czech Štěpán.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Степа́н, Στέφανος, Štěpán

Usage

Inflected Forms

Stepans (plural)

Rhymes With

weapon

Questions

How do you pronounce stepan?
The recorded pronunciation is /stˈɛpən/.
What does stepan mean?
A transliteration of the Russian or Ukrainian male given name Степа́н (Stepán).
Where does stepan come from?
It is traced to Russian.

How to pronounce stepan

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