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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England are currently under interim head coach Marcus Trescothick, with New Zealander Stephen Fleming due to take charge from the tour of South Africa in December.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

"The spending machine is still running, but the bill is getting heavier," said Stephen Innes of SPI Asset Management.

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

“Europe is committing industrial suicide,” Stephen Dossett, chief executive of subsidiary Ineos Inovyn, said at the time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

While the affected goods only comprise about 5% of Canada’s exports to the U.S., “politically the rupture is considerably larger,” Stephen Innes, managing partner at SPI Asset Management, said in a weekend note.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 23, 2026

“When they walk with me, Stephen doesn’t pick on them.”

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