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

Pulitzer winner Stephen Adly Guirgis adapts the classic Sidney Lumet film about a Brooklyn bank heist in a production starring Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Thundercat, born Stephen Bruner, grew up in L.A. immersed in the city’s progressive jazz scene, playing with everyone from Kendrick Lamar to Suicidal Tendencies.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

“Piece by piece, the market is beginning to accept that this is not resolving quickly,” Stephen Innes, managing partner at SPI Asset Management, said in a weekend note.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 29, 2026

Speaking to BBC Scotland News, the SNP's Westminster leader Stephen Flynn said he was angry on behalf of the victims.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

It was one of the reasons Stephen Kellner was always so disappointed in me.

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