Steve
proper nounnouncommon in dialogue
- //stiːv//
A diminutive of the male given name Steven and Stephen; also used as a formal male given name.
proper noun
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A diminutive of the male given name Steven and Stephen; also used as a formal male given name.
His first name was probably Steve or Ed. No, there were no more Steves or Eds in New York. They were now Steven or Edward, whether they were gay or straight. If they had money, they didn't have a nickname. Everybody was into high seriousness, so that now even dogs were named Humphrey and Raphael.
White House chief strategist Steve Bannon has been in contact via intermediaries with Curtis Yarvin, Politico Magazine reported this week.
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A diminutive of the female given name Stephanie.
Allison made a careful note of the address and within the hour she had met, decided she liked, and moved in with a girl of twenty who called herself Steve Wallace. "Don't call me Stephanie", Steve had said. "I don't know why it should, but being called Stephanie always makes me feel like something pale and dull out of Jane Austen."
Etymology
Shortening of various names ultimately derived from Latin Stephanus m, from Ancient Greek Στέφανος m (Stéphanos) from στέφανος m (stéphanos, “crown, wreath”)
noun
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Variant of STEVEAlternative form of STEVE (an atmospheric optical phenomenon, appearing as a ribbon of light in the sky)
Etymology
See STEVE [from 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.
Forms
- plural
- Steves
Steve · A diminutive of the male given name Steven and Stephen; also used as a formal male given name.
STEVE · An aurora-like light found in southern Canada (consistently…steven · Voice, especially when loud or strong.Steven · A male given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Stephen.