Steven Definition

stēvən

noun

A masculine name: dim. Steve.

Webster's New World

(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) The voice, now especially when loud or strong.

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Voice; cry; that which is uttered; petition; prayer.

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A promise, one's word.

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verb

(archaic) To vouch; speak up (f).

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(dialectal) To bespeak.

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(intransitive, dialectal) To talk; call out; shout; make a noise.

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(intransitive, obsolete) To alternate; take turns.

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pronoun

A male given name, a variant spelling of Stephen.

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Other Word Forms of Steven

Singular:

Steven

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From Middle English steven (“voice, command, constitution"), from Old English stefn, stemn (“voice"), from Proto-Germanic *stebnō, *stemnō (“voice"), from Proto-Indo-European *stomen- (“mouth, muzzle"). Cognate with Old Frisian stifne, stemme (“voice"), Old Saxon stemna (Dutch stem, “voice"), Old High German stimma, stimna (German Stimme, “voice"), Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌱𐌽𐌰 (stibna, “voice"), Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma, “mouth"). See also stevvon.

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From Middle English steven (“appointment"), from Old English stefn (“a time, turn, tour of duty"), from Proto-Germanic *stabnijaz, *stabnijô (“fixed time"), from Proto-Indo-European *stebh- (“a stake, post; to support, stamp, insist, become angry"). Cognate with Middle Low German stevene (“a court appointment"), Old Norse stefna (“appointment, meeting"). More at staff.

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From Ancient Greek Στέφανος (Stephanos), from στέφανος (stephanos, “crown, wreath"), from στέφω (stephō, “to put round, to surround").

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