Stephanie
Stephanie | |
Gender: | Female |
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Origin: | Greek, through French |
Meaning: | "Crown" |
Stephanie is a female given name. It is one of the feminine forms of the masculine name Stephen. The form Stéphanie was originally from the French language, but Stephanie is now widely used in both English and Spanish speaking cultures. Stephanie comes from the Greek name Stephanos (Στεφανός) meaning "crown". Feminine forms of Stephen in other languages include the Italian Stefania, and the Spanish Estefanía.
Examples of famous Stephanies
Real People
- Stephanie Abrams, on-camera eteorologist on The Weather Channel
- Stephanie Adams (born 1970), American model and author, Playboy Playmate of the Month, November 1992*Stephanie Arnold, American athlete
- Stephanie Beacham (born 1947), British actress
- Stephanie Beard, a.k.a. Sugar and Suga BayBee (born 1980), Canadian actress, voice actress and television and radio personality
- Stéphanie de Beauharnais (1789–1860), German consort of Karl Ludwig Friedrich, Grand Duke of Baden
- Princess Stéphanie of Belgium (Stéphanie Clotilde Louise Herminie Marie Charlotte of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha) (1864–1945), wife of Crown Prince Rudolf, heir to the Austrian imperial throne, daughter of King Léopold II of Belgium
- Stephanie Bellars, a.k.a. Gorgeous George and George Frankenstein (born 1976), American professional wrestling valet
- Stephanie Birkitt, assistant to David Letterman on The Late Show with David Letterman
- Stephanie Cheng (born 1984), singer and starlet in Hong Kong
- Stephanie Cole (born 1941), British actress
- Stéphanie Félicité Ducrest de St-Albin, comtesse de Genlis (1746–1830), French writer and educator
- Stephanie Finochio, a.k.a. Trinity (born 1971), American stuntwoman and professional wrestling valet
- Stephanie Forrester, British triathlete at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Stefanie Maria “Steffi” Graf (born 1969), German tennis player, former World No. 1 woman tennis player
- Stephanie Graf, former Austrian middle distance athlete, competed in the 2000 Olympics
- Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (born 1970), American lawyer and politician, U.S. representative from South Dakota
- Stephanie Jaramillo (born 1982), American Professional Boxer (retired),
- Stephanie Tubbs Jones (born 1949), American politician, representative from Ohio
- Stephanie Kwolek (born 1923), Polish-American chemist and the inventor of Kevlar
- Stéphanie Lapointe (born 1984), Quebec singer and actress
- Stefanie Lawton (née Stefanie Miller), Canadian curler from Saskatchewan
- Stephanie March (born 1974), American actress
- Stephanie Pace Marshall, American educator and founder of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
- Stephanie McIntosh (born 1985), Australian actress
- Stephanie McMahon (born 1976), daughter of World Wrestling Entertainment Chairman Vince McMahon, former in-ring performer
- Stephanie of Milly (died 1197), lady of Oultrejordain and an influential figure in the Kingdom of Jerusalem
- Stephanie Miller (born 1961), American actress and radio talk show host
- Stephanie Mills (born 1957), American R&B and soul singer and former Broadway star
- Stefani Morgan
- Stephanie Nicks known as Stevie Nicks (born 5.26.1948), American singer and songwriter member of Fleetwood Mac.
- Stephanie Noble (born 1983), Founder and CEO of Paden Noble Consulting
- Princess Stéphanie of Monaco (born 1965), youngest child of Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier of Monaco
- Stephanie Pakrul, a.k.a. StephTheGeek (born 1982), American blogger
- Stefanie Powers (born 1942), American actress
- Stefanie Ridel, American singer with the band Wild Orchid
- Stephanie Romanov (born 1969), model and actress
- Stefanie Sun (born 1978), Singaporean popular singer
- Princess Stephanie of Windisch-Graetz (born 1909), Austrian artist, daughter of Elisabeth Marie Henriette, Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria, daughter of Crown Prince Rudolf
- Stephanie Zimbalist (born 1956), American actress, daughter of Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.
Fictional
- Stephanie Brown, a.k.a. Spoiler, costumed hero in DC Comics, part of the Batman Family
- Stephanie Forrester, fictional character on the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful.
- Stephanie Tanner, fictional character on the American TV series Full House, played by Jodie Sweetin
- Stephanie of LazyTown is a fictional character in the children's TV show LazyTown, currently played by Julianna Rose Mauriello.
- Stephanie Vandergosh of Better Luck Tomorrow
- Stephanie Carver of I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus, played by Connie Sellecca