Talk:Stephen

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[edit] Other ways to speel?

I spell my name SteVen with a capital V and really wish you would allow that tobe placed in the alternate spellings! Please. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tbird6192 (talk • contribs) 04:02, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

If you have sources that show it's a common spelling then you can add it in. --NeilN talk ♦ contribs 04:08, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

can u sidenote it as no sources... because i can't find a source but both me and i know a friend who spell it that way maybe it will get recognized through wiki.

Afraid not. Citing sources is a cornerstone of Wikipedia. --NeilN talk ♦ contribs 04:32, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
That isn't an alternate spelling anyway, its just non-standard capitalization. As a Steven myself I have never seen it written that way. Mad031683 (talk) 20:16, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] definition?

so does stephen mean anything? shouldn't the definition be included?

[edit] Stephens with last names

Do we really need a list of notable Stephens with last names? In my opinion, you'll only end up here if you're interested in the meaning of the name or looking for someone who went by only Stephen (Saint Stephen, popes, rulers). This battle is already going on at Michael. There's so many Steve's that I don't see the purpose of listing modern ones with a last name. --Laura Scudder | Talk 7 July 2005 19:28 (UTC)

[edit] Asperger's-pedia and the removal of "anything with Steve in it" matter.

There have been long, long arguments over onomastic disambiguations. Essentially, it comes down to this: If a person or place is likely to be referred to only by the name (Steve or Steven or Stephen), then disambiguate. However, nominal articles must not be used as yet another excuse for list-mania in disguise. If one wishes to have a List of Stephens, one may have it, but it should never cloud the disambiguation to the point that the page is no longer a useful navigational tool. As for whether the disambiguation or the "about the name" matter should get priority, that, too, has been settled long ago: disambiguation gets priority if there are multiple creatures/items with only the name. In the case of "Stephen" or "William," there's no question.

Anyway, for the listmaniacs, here is what I cut. If you decide that it simply cannot under any circumstances be in a "List of" article (the way policy dictates), then please open an RfC on this article so that the community can discuss it properly. Geogre 15:40, 2 August 2005 (UTC)

What does aspergers pedia have do to with this?

I'm not sure about people with last name "Steven" or "Stephen"; these should perhaps be included. --Saforrest 19:52, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

I added all those people to various lists on the article page. Mr. C.C. (talk <->contribs <-> review me) 20:28, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

What does asperger pedia have to do with this?

[edit] Step

I have to ask why Step is included as an American version of Stephen. It is not. And also, shouldn't this rediriect to Steven as it's how it sounds?!? --StevenL 20:45, 16 August 2005 (UTC)

It's all a matter of perspective. Should John be at Jon because we don't pronounce the H? (Yes, I realize it's not quite the same issue.) --Saforrest 19:52, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
Steven, I passionately disagree. Stephen Kenny 01:30, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
Stephen dosent sound right, steven is how it is sound. --Stephen Schadaon —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 125.238.90.199 (talk) 06:55, 10 May 2007 (UTC).


{{editprotected}} The name "Stephen/Steven" in Arabic is إسطفان ("istfan") and when transcribed in Arabic from another language it is written as ستيفان ("steefaan"). The current entry إصتفان is incorrect. Bashaarfayyed 19:40, 20 June 2007 (UTC)B.Fayyed

What exactly should the Arabic entry say? — Carl (CBM · talk) 20:10, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Devided/Derived from Wales

The end of the second paragraph says "devided from North Wales". Should that be "derived"? That doesn't sound quite right either. How about dropping the devided word altogether? 75.185.66.16 12:47, 26 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] "Ste"

Regarding the sentence that reads "Steve is the common short form and various diminutives such as Stevie and Ste are also found." ... I've never, ever encountered the form "Ste". Not in life, and not in fiction.

... I'd like to, though. I'm really, really curious as to where it was found.

Cythraul 23:50, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

Ste is quite common as a short form for Stephen in the UK and Ireland; I think part of its popularity is due to the play/film Beautiful Thing featuring a character called Ste. Where are all the Ste's to confirm or expand on this on here? :) Col2006ie (talk) 20:49, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] V sound from PH

Does anyone know how Stephen came to be pronounced with a V sound when it is spelled with a PH? In greek the spelling is with phi (normally pronouced F), which is what you would expect based on the English spelling, but there was clearly a change in between that and English... Stevecudmore (talk) 13:53, 2 June 2008 (UTC)