# Stephan

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #27,657

## Definitions
1. An unincorporated community in Hyde County, South Dakota.
2. A male given name.
3. A surname from Breton of Breton origin.

## Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek στεφανίζω (stephanízō, “to crown”) & Ancient Greek στέφανος (stéphanos, “that which surrounds, crown, wreath”).

## Easily confused with
- **Stephen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stephan-vs-stephen)
- **stepson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stephan-vs-stepson)
- **Stephens** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stephan-vs-stephens)
- **Stephanie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stephan-vs-stephanie)
- **Steph** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steph-vs-stephan)
- **Stefan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stefan-vs-stephan)
- **Stepan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stepan-vs-stephan)
- **Sheehan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sheehan-vs-stephan)
- **stepdad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stepdad-vs-stephan)

## Common misspellings (11)
`setphan`, `sstephan`, `stehpan`, `stepahn`, `stephann`, `stephhan`, `stephna`, `stepphan`, `stpehan`, `sttephan`, `tsephan`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/stephan