István

Ištvan Hungarian hu: Etymology Ultimately from hu grc Στέφανος. Greek names usually reached the Hungarian language via Latin (see la Stephanus) or Slavic (see e.g. Štefan). But the de Stephan also influenced the formation of the old Hungarian name Estefán ~ Istefán, from which today's István was created. There are written occurrences of the names Stephanus, Stefanus, Stepanus from the first years of the 11th century, and later on, the forms Stephan, Stepan, Stefan appear more and more often in certificates.Fercsik, Erzsébet - Raátz, Judit: Keresztnevek Enciklopédiája (Encyclopedia of Christian Names), Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2009 Pronunciation hu Hu-István.ogg hu Ist ván hu aːn 2 Proper noun hu proper noun hu male Stephen Ancient Greek Declension Istváno o -István j jai Derived terms hu Diminutives Isti Istó Istók Istvánka Pista Pisti,Pistike Pityu,Pityuka Related terms hu Stefán References Further reading