斯蒂芬妮
Sīdìfēnní
Stephanie is a female given name in Chinese, transliterated as 斯蒂芬妮 (Sīdìfēnní).
Meaning: female given name (name)
Which one should you use?
While 斯蒂芬妮 is the default form, 斯黛芬妮 and 史蒂芬妮 are also used as formal transliterations of the name.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Taiwanese Mandarin, the name is written as 史黛芬妮.
How do you pronounce it?
Sīdìfēnní
Did you know?
- While 斯蒂芬妮 is a phonetic match, many people named Stephanie in China choose a 'Chinese name' with a meaning like 'fragrant' or 'elegant' rather than using a transliteration.
- The character 妮 used at the end of 斯蒂芬妮 is a very common 'gender marker' for female names in Chinese, signaling to the reader immediately that the name is feminine.
- The character 斯 in 斯蒂芬妮 is often used in Chinese transliterations to represent 's' sounds, but in classical Chinese it meant 'this' or 'these'.
Examples in context
- 您好，我是斯黛芬妮。Hello, I am Stephanie.
- 很高兴认识你，斯黛芬妮。Nice to meet you, Stephanie.
- 好的，史蒂，我很期待。Sure, Steph, I'm looking forward to it.
- 她叫斯蒂芬妮。Tā jiào Sīdìfēnnī.Her name is Stephanie.
- 我认识斯蒂芬妮。Wǒ rènshi Sīdìfēnnī.I know Stephanie.
- 斯蒂芬妮是我的好朋友。Sīdìfēnnī shì wǒ de hǎo péngyǒu.Stephanie is my good friend.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about a person they met at a party.
- 雨婷 Yuting你认识斯蒂芬妮吗？Nǐ rènshi Sīdìfēnnī ma?Do you know Stephanie?
- 伟 Wei是的，我也认识她。Shì de, wǒ yě rènshi tā.Yes, I know her too.
- 雨婷 Yuting她人很好。Tā rén hěn hǎo.She is a very nice person.
- 伟 Wei没错，她非常友好。Méi cuò, tā fēicháng yǒuhǎo.That's right, she is very friendly.
