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Stephen vs Steven - What's the difference?

stephen | steven | Alternative forms |

Steven is a alternative form of stephen.



As proper nouns the difference between stephen and steven

is that stephen is the first Christian martyr while Steven is a given name derived from Ancient Greek, a variant spelling of Stephen.

As a noun steven is

the voice, now especially when loud or strong.

As a verb steven is

to speak; utter; describe; tell of; name.

stephen

English

Alternative forms

* as a given name: Steven

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • The first Christian martyr.
  • * :
    • And Stephen , full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.
  • .
  • * 1852 (William Harrison Ainsworth), Tale of a Carpet-Bag , Ainsworth's Magazine, Vol. 21, page 17:
    • I, for my part, ask any candid reader if it was not bad enough to be called Broadfoot, without having it aggravated into Stephen Broadfoot? I feel confident I will here get a tear of sympathy from all unhappy Andrews and Peters, and Aarons and Samuels, with a smile of disdainful compassion from thrice-happy Franks and Charleys and Bills.
  • * 1952 Thomas Pyles, Words and Ways of American English , Random House, page 245:
    • It is doubtless true that American English lacks a tradition for the pronunciation of Anthony'', a name which was not often bestowed upon American males until the comparatively recent craze for supposedly swank "British" Christian names, like ''Stephen'' , ''Peter'', ''Michael , etc., in this country.
  • * 2000 (Helen DeWitt), The Last Samurai , Miramax Books(2002), ISBN 0786887001, page 142:
    • I thought that ideally it should be a name which could work whether he was serious and reserved or butch, a name like Stephen which could be Steve or David which could be Dave.

    • Derived terms

    * Stephenville

    Related terms

    * Steve, Stevie, Steenie * Stephanie

    steven

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • , a variant spelling of Stephen.
  • * 1989 Ann Beattie: Picturing Will . Random House. ISBN 0394569873 page 67:
    • His first name was probably Steve or Ed. No, there were no more Steves or Eds in New York. They were now Steven or Edward, whether they were gay or straight. If they had money, they didn't have a nickname. Everybody was into high seriousness, so that now even dogs were named Humphrey and Raphael.

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