Stefano
Encyclopedia
Stefano is the Italian
form of the surname
and masculine given name
Stephen
. It is a common tendency amongst English-speakers
to mispronounce the name Stefano by placing the stress on the penultimate syllable
, whereas the correct Italian pronunciation places the stress on the first one.
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
form of the surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
and masculine given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
Stephen
Stephen
Stephen or Steven is a masculine first name, derived from the Greek name Στέφανος meaning "crown, garland", in turn from the Greek word "στέφανος", meaning "wreath, crown, honour, reward", literally "that which surrounds or encompasses". In ancient Greece a wreath was given to the winner of a...
. It is a common tendency amongst English-speakers
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
to mispronounce the name Stefano by placing the stress on the penultimate syllable
Syllable
A syllable is a unit of organization for a sequence of speech sounds. For example, the word water is composed of two syllables: wa and ter. A syllable is typically made up of a syllable nucleus with optional initial and final margins .Syllables are often considered the phonological "building...
, whereas the correct Italian pronunciation places the stress on the first one.
People with the given name Stefano
- Stefano (wrestler), ring name of Daniel Garcia Soto, professional wrestler
- Stefano GualeniStefano GualeniTrained as an architect, Stefano Gualeni is an Italian game designer who is best known for creating the games Tony Tough and the Night of Roasted Moths and Tony Tough 2: A Rake's Progress....
, Italian game-designer - Stefano MeiStefano MeiStefano Mei is an Italian long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 and 10000 metres.-Achievements:-References:*...
, Italian long-distance runner - Stefano PilatiStefano PilatiStefano Pilati is an Italian fashion designer. Since 2002, he has been the head designer of the fashion house Yves Saint Laurent.-Career:...
, Italian fashion designer - Stefano Rosselli del TurcoStefano Rosselli del TurcoStefano Rosselli Del Turco, marquis, was an Italian chess master.He played in all first ten Italian championships, and was twice Italian Champion...
, Italian chess player - Stefano LusignanStefano LusignanStefano Lusignan, was a descendant of King James I of Cyprus. When he was young he joined the Dominican Order and studied under a certain Armenian bishop, called Ioulianos...
, writer and Catholic priest - Stefano LangoneStefano LangoneStefano Langone is an American singer from Kent, Washington. Langone placed seventh on the tenth season of American Idol.-Early life:...
, singer, American IdolAmerican IdolAmerican Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...
contestant - Stefano Drehnaldo, german football star
People with the surname Stefano
- Alfredo Di StéfanoAlfredo Di StéfanoAlfredo Stéfano Di Stéfano Laulhé, born into a family of Italian immigrants from Capri, is a former Argentinian footballer and coach, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time...
- Frank De StefanoFrank De StefanoFrank de Stefano was mayor and councillor of Geelong, Victoria from 1983 to 1993. In 1988 De Stefano was awarded the Order of Australia medal for his services to migrant communities. De Stefano resigned from the Order on 2 October 2008]...
- Giovanni di Stefano (disambiguation)Giovanni di Stefano (disambiguation)Giovanni di Stefano may refer to:*Giovanni di Stefano , Italian sculptor* Giovanni di Stefano , Italian architect who designed the tabernacle at the Basilica of St. John Lateran...
- Giuseppe Di StefanoGiuseppe Di StefanoGiuseppe Di Stefano was an Italian operatic tenor who sang professionally from the late 1940s until the early 1990s. He was known as the "Golden voice" or "The most beautiful voice", as the true successor of Beniamino Gigli...
- Joey StefanoJoey StefanoJoey Stefano was an American pornographic actor who appeared in gay adult films.-Early life and career:...
, stage name of American pornographic actor, Nicholas Iacona Jr. - Joseph StefanoJoseph StefanoJoseph Stefano was an American screenwriter, known to genre fans for writing the screenplay for Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho and for being the producer and co-writer of the Outer Limits TV series.-Early years:As a teenager, Stefano was so keen to become an actor that he dropped out of high school two...
- Tony DiStefanoTony DiStefanoTony DiStefano was a top motocross champion of the 1970s. He won three AMA 250cc National Motocross Championships....
See also
- San Stefano
- Santo Stefano (disambiguation)
- Stephan (given name)
- Stephano (disambiguation)
- StephenStephenStephen or Steven is a masculine first name, derived from the Greek name Στέφανος meaning "crown, garland", in turn from the Greek word "στέφανος", meaning "wreath, crown, honour, reward", literally "that which surrounds or encompasses". In ancient Greece a wreath was given to the winner of a...