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

Stephen Stanley, U.S. economist at Santander, said that while trade represents only about 10% to 15% of GDP, “if export demand falls by 5 to 10%, that would be a big move.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The justices could choose to focus on a 1952 law passed by Congress that codified birthright citizenship and not wade into the larger constitutional debate, said Stephen Yale-Loehr, an immigration law expert.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

“There’s only one thing that investors care about: Is the strait reopened or not? Everything else is secondary,” Beacon Policy Advisors managing partner Stephen Myrow told Barron’s.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Stephen Innes, managing partner at SPI Asset Management, said in written commentary shared with MarketWatch that if Trump follows through, it would complicate the outlook for markets.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

Stephen Kellner clearly didn’t understand my social standing at Chapel Hill High School.

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