Stein

proper nounattested in dialogue

A surname originating as a patronymic from a Scots diminutive of Stephen.

proper noun

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A surname originating as a patronymic from a Scots diminutive of Stephen.
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A surname from German Stein.
Elisheva Baskin and Michael Stein are to be married Sunday evening at the Palisadium, an event space in Cliffside Park, N.J. Rabbi Yaacov Love is to officiate.
“Sunlight tends to make it a little better,” Stein said. “When people are more covered up in clothing like they are in the fall and the winter, some people’s psoriasis gets worse.”
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A male given name from Norwegian.
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A place in Switzerland: A municipality in Rheinfelden district, Aargau canton, Switzerland, across the Rhine from Bad Säckingen in Germany.
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A place in Switzerland: A municipality in Appenzell Ausserrhoden canton, Switzerland.
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A place in Switzerland: A settlement in Meiringen municipality, Bern canton, Switzerland.
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A place in Switzerland: A village and former municipality, now in Nesslau municipality, St. Gallen canton, Switzerland.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Stein. Doublet of Stone and Steen.

Forms

plural: Steins

Stef · A diminutive of the female given name Stephanie.Stefan · A male given name.stein · A beer mug, usually made of ceramic or glass.

Stein · A surname originating as a patronymic from a Scots diminutive of Stephen.

Steiner · A surname from German.stella · A star-shaped structure.Stella · A female given name from Latin.

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