Steven
/steben/from spelling rules
Steven is the Spanish form of the male given name Steven.
Steven is used as a male given name.
How do you pronounce it?
/steben/
Did you know?
- While the English Steven starts with an 'S', the traditional Spanish Esteban adds an 'E' at the beginning because Spanish historically avoided starting words with an 's' followed by another consonant.
- The traditional name Esteban comes from the Greek word stephanos, which means 'crown' or 'wreath'.
- People named Esteban are often given the affectionate nickname Teban in some Spanish speaking regions.
Examples in context
- Steven Spielberg es un director de cine.Steven Spielberg is a film director.This sentence is useful for seeing Steven used as a proper noun in a sentence.Tatoeba #1713303 by marcelostockle, translation #1712905 by Amastan
- Permítame presentarle a Esteban. Él es nuestro nuevo supervisor.Let me introduce you to Steven. He is our new manager.
- ¿Has conocido a Steve? Es un chico genial.Have you met Steve? He's a great guy.
- Mi primo se llama Steven.My cousin's name is Steven.
- ¿Conoces a Steven?Do you know Steven?
Example conversation
Elena and Daniel are talking about a mutual friend.
- Elena¿Has visto a Steven hoy?Have you seen Steven today?
- DanielNo, no lo he visto.No, I haven't seen him.
- ElenaCreo que Steven está en la oficina.I think Steven is at the office.
- DanielVoy a llamarlo ahora.I'm going to call him now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
