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

"Financial markets are oscillating in a narrow, uneasy range as traders sized up the countdown to Donald Trump's Iran deadline," wrote Stephen Innes at SPI Asset Management.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Munster responded with the strong wind at their backs after the break and Crowley got the better of Stephen Varney in the corner to get them on the board.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

During a Feb. 5 earnings call, Macom CEO Stephen Daly said there is an “incredible” amount of investment in LEO constellations meant for direct-to-device services.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Stephen Nesbitt’s Cliffwater is racing to calm investors after steep withdrawals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

It was another of Stephen Kellner’s many disappointments in me.

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