Stevvon vs Steven - What's the difference?
stevvon | steven | Alternative forms |
(dialectal, Northern England) To call with strength of voice; shout at lustily; fill the hearing of.
(dialectal, Northern England) To speak in an authoritative or commanding tone.
(dialectal, Northern England) To blow hard, bluster.
(dialectal, Northern England) Force; loudness; a loud noise; outcry; din.
*1876 , F. K. Robinson, Gloss. Words Whitby :
, a variant spelling of Stephen.
* 1989 Ann Beattie: Picturing Will . Random House. ISBN 0394569873 page 67:
Stevvon is an alternative form of steven.
As nouns the difference between stevvon and steven
is that stevvon is voice, especially when loud or strong or stevvon can be (dialectal|northern england) force; loudness; a loud noise; outcry; din while steven is the voice, now especially when loud or strong or steven can be (obsolete) a time, occasion.As verbs the difference between stevvon and steven
is that stevvon is (dialectal|northern england) to call with strength of voice; shout at lustily; fill the hearing of while steven is (obsolete) to speak; utter; describe; tell of; name or steven can be (obsolete) to call; summon; command; appoint.stevvon
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) steven, stefne, from (etyl) . More at (l).Etymology 2
From (etyl) stevenen, stefnen, from (etyl) . Cognate with (etyl) stefna, stemna. More at (l).Verb
(en verb)Derived terms
*(l)Noun
(en noun)- Your clock strikes with a desperate stevvon .
See also
*(l)steven
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.