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Steve
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Steve steve STEVE
English
Pronunciation
en /stiːv/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Steve.wav Southern England
en iːv 1
en steeve
Etymology 1
Shortening of various names ultimately derived from en la Stephanus m, from en grc Στέφανος m from grc στέφανος m crown, wreath
Proper noun
s
en male Steven and Stephen; also used as a formal male given name.
en w:Ann Beattie Picturing Will Random House 1989 67 0394569873 His first name was probably Steve or Ed. No, there were no more Steves or Eds in New York. They were now Steven or Edward, whether they were gay or straight. If they had money, they didn't have a nickname. Everybody was into high seriousness, so that now even dogs were named Humphrey and Raphael.
2017-02-10 Rosie Gray Behind the Internet's Anti-Democracy Movement https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/02/behind-the-internets-dark-anti-democracy-movement/516243/ White House chief strategist Steve Bannon has been in contact via intermediaries with Curtis Yarvin, Politico Magazine reported this week. https://web.archive.org/web/20260909123253/https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/02/behind-the-internets-dark-anti-democracy-movement/516243/ 9 September 2026
en female Stephanie.
en w:Grace Metalious 1956 Peyton Place UPNE 1999 1555534007 Book Three, Chapter 13 Allison made a careful note of the address and within the hour she had met, decided she liked, and moved in with a girl of twenty who called herself Steve Wallace."Don't call me Stephanie", Steve had said. "I don't know why it should, but being called Stephanie always makes me feel like something pale and dull out of Jane Austen."
Derived terms
en one-Steve limit Stevenote Stevie Stevo Stony Stucky
Etymology 2
+ (atmospheric phenomenon)
See en STEVE from 2016
The atmospheric phenomenon was named for a scene in the film Over the Hedge, in which something unknown (a hedge) is given the name Steve. In late 2016, the backronym "Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement" was adopted.
Noun
en STEVE an atmospheric optical phenomenon, appearing as a ribbon of light in the sky
Anagrams
en eestv evets
en unisex given names
en Atmospheric phenomena
Cebuano
Etymology
ceb :der en:Steve<ety:uder<la:Stephanus<g:m>>> 2 1
Proper noun
ceb proper noun
ceb male English < Latin
Noun
ceb noun
an atmospheric optical phenomenon, appearing as a ribbon of light in the sky
ceb Atmospheric phenomena