What names are similar to Stephen?
If you like Stephen, consider Steven, Kayden and Brayden. Like Stephen, their spellings end in -en.
The same sound
Two syllables, ending the same way as Stephen.
Steven Greek · crowned
Kayden English · modern coined variant in the Aidan/Braden name family
Brayden English · modern coinage in the Aidan/Braden name family
Jaysen Greek · modern respelling of Jason, traditionally 'healer'
The same roots
Also Greek names, from the tradition Stephen comes from.
Christian Greek · from the medieval Latin Christianus, 'a Christian' (Christos, 'anointed', at the root)
Andrew Greek · manly, brave
Philip Greek · means 'lover of horses', from Greek philos (love) and hippos (horse)
Jonas Greek · dove (Greek New Testament form of the Hebrew Jonah, carried into French)
The same feel
Also biblical and classic names.
Ruben Hebrew · variant of Reuben, "behold, a son"
Ian Scottish · Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Iain, from Iohannes and the John line; the underlying Hebrew name means "Yahweh is gracious"
Evan Welsh · "Yahweh is gracious," as the Welsh form of John, worn smooth through Ieuan and Ifan; centuries of use in Wales, then an easy crossover into the American mainstream. All the heritage of John with none of its ubiquity
Oommen Syriac · traditionally derived from Thomas (Aramaic, twin), the apostle to whom Kerala's Syrian Christians trace their community; a name that carries the tradition's founding story in two syllables
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 1950s, the same decade as Stephen, on a similar curve.
Jerome Greek · sacred name
Barton English · English habitational surname from bere, barley, and tun, enclosure, referring to an outlying farm.
Byron English · from an English surname meaning 'at the cattle sheds' (Old English 'byre')
Peter Greek · rock
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