Re:US boy names that became girl names and vice versa
by Fnoord on Monday November 02, 2026 @12:51PM
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I mean, this is US-centric data, but it is probably a shortening of 'Stephanie' or 'Stefanie' [1], the female variant of 'Stephan' or 'Stefan'. It stems from Greek, apparently: Stephanos. Its variant are used entirely throughout Europe, from Portugal to Russia.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanie