Steve

Meanings

Proper Noun

  • A male given name .
  • A female given name.

Noun

Origin

  • Shortening of various names ultimately derived from Latin Stephanus, from Ancient Greek Στέφανος from στέφανος
  • (2016) The atmospheric phenomenon was named for a scene in the film Over the Hedge, in which something unknown (a hedge) is given the name Steve. In late 2016, the backronym "Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement" was adopted.
  • :See STEVE

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