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Stephens

/ˈstiːvənz/

Stephens proper noun: a surname transferred from the given name.

Proper noun

Stephens

  1. A surname transferred from the given name.
  2. A minor city in Ouachita County, Arkansas.
  3. An unincorporated community in Oglethorpe County, Georgia.
  4. An unincorporated community in Elliott County, Kentucky.
  5. An unincorporated community in Callaway County, Missouri.

Origin of Stephens

From the given name Stephen + the patronymic suffix -s.

Words formed from Stephens

Phrases with Stephens

Questions about Stephens

What does Stephens mean?
Stephens means a surname transferred from the given name.
What part of speech is Stephens?
Stephens is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Stephens?
Stephens is pronounced /ˈstiːvənz/.

Words near Stephens in the dictionary

  1. Stephen Kingesque
  2. Stephen Kingish
  3. Stephenie
  4. stephening
  5. stephenings
  6. Stephens
  7. Stephens County
  8. Stephens Island wren
  9. Stephens Island wrens
  10. Stephens's kangaroo rat
  11. Stephensen

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Stephens (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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