Steph

English

Etymology

Female: shortened from Stephanie, from French Stéphanie.
Male: shortened from Stephan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stɛf/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɛf

Proper noun

Steph

1. A diminutive of the female given name Stephanie.
   • 2025 May 8, Kieran Pender, “Steph Gilmore: ‘I was looking for something more, in myself and in my surfing’”, in The Guardian‎:

     Gilmore, a guitarist, first performed with Spiderbait at Falls Festival in Byron Bay a decade ago, and has since joined the Australian rockers for a number of surfing-adjacent gigs. “Steph is a double mega shredder!” the band said recently.

2. A diminutive of the male given names Stephan or Stephen.
   • 2025 March 11, Matias Grez, “Steph Curry accepts assistant general manager role at alma mater Davidson College”, in CNN‎:

     Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry has accepted the role of assistant general manager for the basketball programs at alma mater Davidson College.

Anagrams

• Speth, thesp