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]

• (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/

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

• Hyphenation: Es‧tê‧vão

Proper noun

Estêvão m

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

See also

• protomártir

Further reading

• “Estêvão” in Dicionário inFormal.