"From the
Greek name Óôåöáíïò (Stephanos) meaning "crown". Saint Stephen was an early Christian martyr who was stoned to death, as told in Acts in the New Testament. Another Saint Stephen is the patron saint of Hungary, the first Christian king of that country (10th century). This was also the name of kings of England, Serbia, and
Poland, as well as ten popes. More recently it is borne by the
British physicist Stephen Hawking and the American author Stephen King. "
Stephen is considered one of the top 100 masculine and sexy names of the modern nation possessed by only people who will succeed greatly in life opposed to the name
Steven possessed by druggies.
If you pronounce it STEF-en, that means your IQ is extremely low. It's prounced
stEVen, guys. And it's okay, you can call him Steveyboy.