Stefán
According to Icelandic custom, people are generally referred to by first and middle names and patronyms are used if disambiguation is required.
Stefán is a common first name in Iceland.
Stefán is the Icelandic version of the Greek name Stephanos (English Stephen) with the original meaning being crown or wreath. The name is a frequently given name in Iceland. In 2002, it was ranked ninth after Kristján and before Jóhann.[1]
People
- Stefán Arason, Icelandic composer
- Stefán Gíslason (born 1980), Icelandic football player
- Stefán Guðmundur Guðmundsson (1853–1927), original name of the Icelandic poet and farmer Stephan G. Stephansson
- Stefán Haukur Hjörleifsson, Icelandic world record holder for deepest voice, also currently holds the award for being the manliest man in the world 2009
- Stefán Hörður Grímsson (1919–2002), Icelandic author
- Stefán Hilmarsson, Icelandic musician
- Stefán Kristjánsson (1982–2018), Icelandic chess grandmaster
- Stefán Ólafsson, Icelandic poet
- Stefán Ólafsson (scholar), Icelandic academe
- Stefán Sigurðsson (1887–1933), Icelandic poet also known as Stefán frá Hvítadal
- Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson (1894–1980), Icelandic Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Stefán Karl Stefánsson (1975–2018), Icelandic film and stage actor
See also
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