Stephen

American  

[stee-vuhn] / ˈsti vən /

noun

1. Saint, died a.d. c35, first Christian martyr.

2. Saint, c975–1038, first king of Hungary 997–1038.

3. Stephen of Blois, 1097?–1154, king of England 1135–54.

4. Sir Leslie, 1832–1904, English critic, biographer, and philosopher.

5. a male given name.

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Stephen British  

/ ˈstiːvən /

noun

1. ?1097–1154, king of England (1135–54); grandson of William the Conqueror. He seized the throne on the death of Henry I, causing civil war with Henry's daughter Matilda. He eventually recognized her son (later Henry II) as his successor

2. Saint. died ?35 _ad , the first Christian martyr. Feast day: Dec 26 or 27

3. Saint, Hungarian name István. ?975–1038 _ad , first king of Hungary as Stephen I (997–1038). Feast day: Aug 16 or 20

4. Sir Leslie. 1832–1904, English biographer, critic, and first editor of the Dictionary of National Biography; father of the novelist Virginia Woolf

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Example Sentences

Senior author Stephen Strittmatter, MD, PhD, Vincent Coates Professor of Neurology and chair of the Department of Neuroscience at YSM, says the findings could lead to more effective ways to combat Parkinson's disease.

From Science Daily • Jul. 12, 2026

"Lammens doesn't cover himself in any glory. He didn't make a mistake for Man United last year but this is another pressure," said Stephen Warnock on BBC Radio 5 Live.

From BBC • Jul. 10, 2026

Stephen Innes at SPI Asset Management said the fact the share sale was more than seven times oversubscribed "tells you all you need to know about the current temperature of the market".

From Barron's • Jul. 10, 2026

Matthew Rhys and Stephen Root lead Apple TV’s series set on a New England isWeland that’s waking up just in time to greet tourists with strange supernatural events.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2026

She thinks Stephen is going to push me over the limit again.

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya