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Stefano

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Stefano
PronunciationItalian: [ˈsteːfano]
GenderMale
Language(s)Italian
Name dayDecember 26
Origin
Region of originItaly
Other names
Related namesStephen, Di Stefano

Stefano is the Italian form of the masculine given name Στέφανος (Stefanos, Stephen). The name is of Greek origin, Στέφανος, meaning a person who made a significant achievement and has been crowned. In Orthodox Christianity the achievement is in the realm of virtues, αρετές, therefore the name signifies a person who had triumphed over passions and gained the relevant virtues. In Italian, the stress falls usually on the first syllable, [ˈsteːfano] (an exception is the Apulian surname Stefano, [steˈfaːno]); in English, it is often mistakenly placed on the second, /stəˈfɑːn/.

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