Teppo

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Finnish short form of STEPHEN.

STEPHEN   male   English, Biblical
From the Greek name Στεφανος (Stephanos) meaning "crown", more precisely "that which surrounds". Saint Stephen was a deacon who was stoned to death, as told in Acts in the New Testament. He is regarded as the first Christian martyr. Due to him, the name became common in the Christian world. It was popularized in England by the Normans.

This was the name of kings of England, Serbia, and Poland, as well as ten popes. It was also borne by the first Christian king of Hungary (10th century), who is regarded as the patron saint of that country. More recent bearers include British physicist Stephen Hawking (1942-) and the American author Stephen King (1947-).
FULL FORMS
FINNISH: Tahvo, Tapani
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GREEK: Stephanos
ARMENIAN: Stepan
BASQUE: Estebe, Eztebe
BIBLICAL GREEK: Stephanos
BIBLICAL LATIN: Stephanus
BIBLICAL: Stephen
BULGARIAN: Stefan
CATALAN: Esteve
CROATIAN: Štefan, Stevan, Stevo, Stipan, Stipe, Stipo, Stjepan
CZECH: Štěpán
DANISH: Stefan, Steffen
DUTCH: Stef, Stefan, Stefanus, Steffen, Stephan, Steven
ENGLISH: Ste, Steph, Stephen, Steve, Steven, Stevie
FRENCH: Étienne, Stéphane
GALICIAN: Estevo
GEORGIAN: Stepane
GERMAN: Stefan, Stephan
GREEK: Stefanos, Stephanos
HUNGARIAN: István, Pista, Pisti
ICELANDIC: Stefán
IRISH: Stiofán
ITALIAN: Stefano
LATVIAN: Stefans
LITHUANIAN: Steponas
LOW GERMAN: Steffen
MACEDONIAN: Stefan
MAORI: Tipene
MEDIEVAL FRENCH: Estienne
NORWEGIAN: Stefan, Steffen
OCCITAN: Estève
OLD CHURCH SLAVIC: Stefanu
POLISH: Stefan, Stefek, Szczepan
PORTUGUESE: Estevão
ROMANIAN: Fane, Ștefan
RUSSIAN: Stepan
SCOTTISH: Steafan, Steaphan, Steenie
SERBIAN: Stefan, Stevan, Stevo, Stjepan
SLOVAK: Štefan
SLOVENE: Štefan
SPANISH: Estavan, Esteban
SWEDISH: Staffan, Stefan
WELSH: Steffan
FEMININE FORMS
CROATIAN: Štefa, Štefanija, Štefica
CZECH: Štěpánka
DANISH: Stefanie
DUTCH: Stefana, Stefanie
ENGLISH: Stefani, Steph, Stephani, Stephania, Stephanie, Stephany, Stevie
FRENCH: Étiennette, Stéphanie
GERMAN: Stefanie, Steffi, Steffie, Stephanie
HAWAIIAN: Kekepania
HUNGARIAN: Fanni, Stefánia
ITALIAN: Stefania
MACEDONIAN: Stefanija
POLISH: Stefania, Stefcia
PORTUGUESE: Estefânia
ROMANIAN: Ștefania
SLOVAK: Štefánia
SLOVENE: Štefanija
SPANISH: Estefanía