Stevan

Saint Stephen (detail) by Giacomo Cavedone. Saint Stephen was the first martyred saint
Gender	Male
Word/name	Greek
Meaning	Wreath, crown, honour, reward, royalty
Nickname(s)	Steve,
Derived	Στέφανος (Stéfanos)
Related names	Steve, Steven, Stevie, Stefan, Stefano, Stephan, , Fen, Steph, Stephanie, , Stanley, Steffen

Stephen /ˈstiːvən, ˈstiːfən/ or Steven /ˈstiːvən/ is a common English first name. It is particularly significant to Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen (Greek Στέφανος Stéphanos), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; he is widely regarded as the first martyr (or "protomartyr") of the Christian Church. The name "Stephen" (and its more common variant "Steven") is derived from Greek Στέφανος (Stéphanos), a first name from the Greek word στέφανος (stéphanos), meaning "wreath, crown" and by extension "reward, honor", from the verb στέφειν (stéphein), "to encircle, to wreathe". In Ancient Greece, crowning wreaths (such as laurel wreaths) were given to the winners of contests. Originally, as the verb suggests, the noun had a more general meaning of any "circle"—including a circle of people, a circling wall around a city, and, in its earliest recorded use, the circle of a fight, which is found in the Iliad of Homer.