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

Not to mention last month’s appearances on “Saturday Night Live” and the final episode of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry says he has signed an endorsement deal with Chinese sportswear giant Li-Ning.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Stephen Curry is a free agent no more.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

"Investors continue to embrace the AI boom while assigning a higher probability to an eventual agreement between Washington and Tehran," Stephen Innes of SPI Asset Management wrote in a commentary.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Stephen Kellner of Kellner & Newton was not very pleasant at 3:30 in the morning.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram