Stephani

English

Etymology

Two main origins:

• Borrowed from German Stephani, a Latinized patronymic surname from the personal name Stephanus.
• Variant spelling of Italian Stefani.

Proper noun

Stephani (plural Stephanis)

1. A surname.
2. A female given name.

   Stephani Victor, b. 1969

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Stephani is the 40016^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 548 individuals. Stephani is most common among White (94.16%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Stephani”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
• Forebears

Latin

Proper noun

Stephanī

1. inflection of Stephanus:
   1. nominative/vocative plural
   2. genitive singular