Estêvão

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese Estevão, from Latin Stephanus, from Ancient Greek Στέφανος (Stéphanos), from στέφανος (stéphanos, “crown”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈte.vɐ̃w̃/ [isˈte.vɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /esˈte.vɐ̃w̃/ [esˈte.vɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈte.vɐ̃w̃/ [iʃˈte.vɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /eʃˈte.vɐ̃w̃/ [eʃˈte.vɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈte.vɐ̃w̃/ [esˈte.vɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈte.vɐ̃w̃/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈte.bɐ̃w̃/ [(i)ʃˈte.βɐ̃w̃]

Hyphenation: Es‧tê‧vão

Proper noun

Estêvão m

a male given name, equivalent to English Stephen
(biblical) Stephen (the first Christian martyr)

See also

protomártir

Further reading

“Estêvão” in Dicionário inFormal.

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