Steven vs Stevenson - What's the difference?
steven | stevenson |
, a variant spelling of Stephen.
* 1989 Ann Beattie: Picturing Will . Random House. ISBN 0394569873 page 67:
As a noun steven
is the voice, now especially when loud or strong or steven can be (obsolete) a time, occasion.As a verb steven
is (obsolete) to speak; utter; describe; tell of; name or steven can be (obsolete) to call; summon; command; appoint.As a proper noun stevenson is
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English
Proper noun
(en proper noun)- 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.
