MEANING & HISTORY
What does Stevan mean?
Stevan is the Serbian form of Stephen. The Greek source Stephanos means crown or wreath.
The v reflects the transmitted sound in its language history, not a new root. The name has a documented South Slavic form and should not be treated as merely a modern misspelling of English Steven.
References for this explanation
Pronunciation & syllables
A dictionary pronunciation or syllable division has not been verified for this exact spelling. Use the synthetic reading as a starting point and confirm the intended pronunciation with the family.
Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
EnglishEtymology & source
A male given name.
Wiktionary: Stevan (English) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
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People with the name Stevan
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Stevan Javellana
Filipino writer
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Wikidata
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distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Stevan Javellana
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Stevan in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Stevan
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Steven♂Crown or wreath
- Evan♂Welsh John-family form: Yahweh is gracious
- Stephan♂Form of Stephen; crown or wreath
- Steve♂Short form of Stephen or Steven
- Ivan♂God is gracious; a Slavic form of John
- Jovan·Serbian and Macedonian John-name form
- Stefanie♀Variant of Stephanie; crown or wreath
- Stella♀Star in Latin
What rhymes with Stevan?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Recorded combinations with Stevan
1 source-reported compound forms include this name as a component. Each part keeps its own history.
Names in this collection
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Follow the sources
- Wikidata given-name item Q15727960 — Stevan (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Stevan Javellana (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q15727960 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Stevan (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Wiktionary: Stevan (opens in a new tab)
Personal-name formation and etymological relationships; imported dictionary account consulted.
- Behind the Name: stevan (opens in a new tab)
Independent onomastic comparison and qualifications to the proposed origin.
- Wiktionary: Stephen (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
Consulted parent-name etymology or explicit sense relationship supporting the stated formation.
- Wiktionary: Stephen (English) (opens in a new tab)
Consulted parent-name etymology or explicit sense relationship supporting the stated formation.