"males and ""Maria"" or ""Elena"" for females. Given names with a Christian lineage have an identifiable English equivalent: ""Andrei"" (""Andrew)"", ""Constantin"" (""Constantine)"", ""Cristian"" (""Christian""), ""Daniel""/""Dan"" (""Daniel""/""Dan""), ""Gheorghe""/""George"" (""George""), ""Grigore"" (""Gregory""), ""Ilie"" (""Elijah""), ""Ion""/""Ioan"" (""John""), ""Iacob"" (""Jacob""/""James""), ""Laurențiu"" (""Lawrence""), ""Luca"" (""Luke""), ""Marcu"" (""Mark""), ""Matei"" (""Matthew""), ""Mihail""/""Mihai"" (""Michael""), ""Nicolae""/""Niculaie"" (""Nicholas""), ""Pavel""/""Paul"" (""Paul""), ""Petru""/""Petre"" (""Peter""), ""Ștefan"" (""Stephen""), ""Vasile"" (""Basil""). The most common name, ""Maria"" is the equivalent of ""Mary"". ""Maria"" has led to many closely related names such as ""Mariana, Marioara, Maricica, Maricela, Măriuca, Mara, Marina, Marilena, Marieta, Marinela, Marisa, Marița, Marusia, Mia, Mioara."" Roman heritage is reflected in Romance given names such"
"Ethan (given name) Ethan is a male given name of Hebrew origin (איתן) that means firm, strong and long-lived. The name Ethan appears eight times in the Hebrew Bible (1 Kings. 4:31, Ps. 89 title, 1 Chr. 2:6 and 2:8, 1 Chr. 6:42 and 6:44, and 1 Chr. 15:17 and 15:19). See Ethan (biblical figure). It may also be spelled Eitan or Eytan. In 2013 it was the fourth most popular name for boys in Australia.. Ethan is also popular in the United States and was the 10th most popular boy's name in 2016. According to the US data, 97%"
"especially the name has sometimes been given with intentionally nonstandard spelling, such as Stevan or Stevon. A common variant of the name used in English is Stephan ; related names that have found some currency or significance in English include Stefan (pronounced or in English), Esteban (often pronounced ), and the Shakespearean Stephano . Like all biblical names, Stephen has forms in all major world languages. Some of these include: ""Esteban"" (Spanish; ); ""Estêvão"" (Portuguese); ""Esteve"" (Catalan); ""Estève"" (Occitan); ""Étienne"" (French); ""Istifanus"" (Arabic); ""István"" (Hungarian); ""Setefane"" (Sotho); ""Shtjefni"" (Albanian); ""Sītífán"" (Mandarin Chinese); ""Stefan"" (German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Ukrainian, Bulgarian,"
"rise to the modern Irish name Eithne. However thanks to changes in the Irish language, the lack of standardised spelling for many centuries, and attempts to anglicise the name, variations have arisen. Linguistic ignorance has further confused the issue: the genitive form of ""Ethniu"" is ""Ethnenn"" (modern ""Eithneann"") and the genitive of ""Ethliu"" is ""Ethlenn/Ethlinn"" (modern ""Eithleann/Eithlinn""), as in ""mac Ethlenn"" (""Ethliu's son""). This genitive has often been taken for a nominative, or a mistaken nominative has been inferred. Variations and anglicizations include: Ethnea, Eithliu, Ethlend, Ethnen, Ethlenn, Ethnenn, Ethne, Aithne, Enya, Lily, Aine, Ena, Etney, Eithnenn, Eithlenn, Eithna, Ethni,"
"Edith Edith is a female given name, derived from the Old English words ēad, meaning 'riches or blessed', and ġȳð, meaning 'war', and is in common usage in this form in English, German, many Scandinavian languages and Dutch. Its French form, also a common name in French, is Édith. Contractions and variations of this name include Ditte, Edie and Edythe. It was a common first name prior to the 16th century, when it fell out of favour. It became popular again at the beginning of the 19th century, and in 2016 it was ranked at 488th most popular female name"
"Abbey of Saint-Étienne, Caen The Abbey of Saint-Étienne, also known as Abbaye aux Hommes (""Men's Abbey"") by contrast with the Abbaye aux Dames (""Ladies' Abbey""), is a former Benedictine monastery in the French city of Caen, Normandy, dedicated to Saint Stephen. It was founded in 1063 by William the Conqueror and is one of the most important Romanesque buildings in Normandy. The concurrent founding of the Abbey of Saint-Étienne to the West of the Caen Castle and the Abbey of Sainte-Trinité (Abbaye aux Dames) to its East seems to be a direct result of the reconciliation process of William, Duke"
"Church of Saint-Étienne, Lille The Church of Saint-Étienne, Lille () is a Roman Catholic church located on the rue de l'Hôpital Militaire in Lille, France. It has been classed as a monument historique since 1987 and is dedicated to Saint Stephen. It is one of the largest Jesuit churches in France. The first parish church of this name was on the north corner of the city's Grand'Place (as shown by the names of the streets in that area - rue Saint-Étienne, rue des débris Saint-Étienne, rue du curé Saint-Étienne) and mainly dated to the 14th and 15th centuries. It was"
"of all American boys named Ethan were born after 1989. Ethan (given name) Ethan is a male given name of Hebrew origin (איתן) that means firm, strong and long-lived. The name Ethan appears eight times in the Hebrew Bible (1 Kings. 4:31, Ps. 89 title, 1 Chr. 2:6 and 2:8, 1 Chr. 6:42 and 6:44, and 1 Chr. 15:17 and 15:19). See Ethan (biblical figure). It may also be spelled Eitan or Eytan. In 2013 it was the fourth most popular name for boys in Australia.. Ethan is also popular in the United States and was the 10th most popular"
"Christine (name) Christine is mainly a feminine name of Greek or Egyptian origin, although it is also rarely used for males. It is derived from the word Christ, in the word christ [jesus which derives from the Koine Greek word ""Christós"", the equivalent of the Biblical Hebrew term , ""māšîaḥ"", ""anointed"". It is a name in regular usage in French, English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Irish, and Scottish cultures, and it is often associated with the meaning ""follower of Christ."" Other ways to say Christine are ""Christina"", ""Kristin"", ""Kristina"", ""Kristine"", ""Kristen"", ""Kirsten"", ""Hristina"", ""Cristina"" (most used in Portugal, Spain and Latin"
"known as Henry the Liberal, founded a large and splendid church dedicated to Saint Stephen (Saint Étienne) to replace the chapel. Henry may have placed the college under Saint Stephen in memory of his uncle, Stephen of Blois, who ruled in England in 1135–54. The college and the many houses of the canons were located in the district of Troyes that today is called ""Cloître-Saint-Etienne"". The founding charter provided for nine dignitaries and 72 canons, making it one of the most important charters in France. The nine dignitaries were the dean, sub-dean, provost, cantor, sub-cantor, treasurer, building manager, headmaster and"
"include: Mérignac is twinned with: Mérignac, Gironde Mérignac () is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. The 20th-century historian Robert Étienne (1921–2009) was born in Mérignac. It is the largest suburb of the city of Bordeaux and adjoins it to the west. It is a member of the metropolitan Urban Community of Bordeaux. Mérignac is the site of Bordeaux International Airport. The name ""Mérignac"" derives from the Gallo-Roman word Matriniacus, name of a villa rustica (countryside villa) that was the origin of today's town. The commune has about 5,000 students in the primary and secondary"
"Euan Euan is a Scottish, male given name, most common throughout the United Kingdom and Canada, due to the influence of Scots in both nations. It is a derivative of the Pictish name, Vuen (or 'Wen'), which is the Pictish British cognate of Eoghan in Gaelic. It is also, less commonly, a surname. The name Euan comes from Greek and Hebrew: ""Iōannēs"" (Ἰωάννης)(New Testament in Greek: St.John's Gospel Ευαγγέλιο του Αγίου Ιωάννη)which in turn comes from the Hebrew ""Yochanan"", God is gracious. The English equivalent of the name is ""John"", but the Scottish ""Euan"" is very close in sound to"
"north of Beirut. Modern Maronites often adopt French or other Western European given names (with biblical origins) for their children, including Michel, Marc, Marie, Georges, Carole, Charles, Antoine, Joseph, Pierre, Christian, Christelle and Rodrigue. Given names of Arabic origins identical with those of their Muslim neighbors are also common, such as Khalil, Toufic, Jamil, Samir, Salim or Hisham. Other common names are strictly Christian and are Aramaic, or Arabic, forms of biblical, Hebrew, or Greek Christian names, such as Antun (Anthony or Antonios), Butros (Peter), Boulos (Paul), Semaan or Shamaoun (Simon or Simeon), Jergyes (George), Elie (Ilyas or Elias), Iskander"
"Saint-Étienne Saint-Étienne (; ; ""Saint Stephen"") is a city in eastern central France, in the Massif Central, southwest of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, on the trunk road that connects Toulouse with Lyon. Saint-Étienne is the capital of the Loire department and has a population of approximately 172,023 (2013) in the city itself and over 508,000 in the metropolitan area (2011). In the last years Saint-Étienne made important transformations for transitioning from a 19th century industrial city to the 21st century ""European capital of design"". This approach led to important urban renovations of the main districts of the city. Named"
"Saint-Étienne-de-Chomeil The river Rhue forms all of the commune's northern border. Dedicated to Saint-Étienne — French for Saint Stephen — this church takes elements from both Roman and Gothic architectures. Built during the 11th and 12th centuries, it is a Monument Historique since 1993. One of its most characteristic features is its south-west capital, supporting a Sagittarius and two faces, one of which — the right one on the picture below — features an enormous tongue. Saint-Étienne's castle was built during the 14th century, then heavily modified from the 17th century onwards. Witness of the volcanic history of the department,"
"deorum vel impiorum ethnicorum hominum nomina imponantur""). A pronouncement from Bourges (1666) addressing parents and godparents urges: ""Let them give to boys the names of male saints and to girls those of women saints as right order requires, and let them avoid the names of festivals like Easter (""Pâques""), Christmas (""Noël""), All Saints (""Toussaint"") and others that are sometimes chosen."" Despite such injunctions ""Toussaint"" has become a common French Christian name and ""Noël"" has also found popularity abroad. The addition of Marie, especially in the form Jean-Marie, for girls, and of Joseph for boys is common in present-day France. In"
"the name as , which led to many variations in spelling. Caitlin Caitlin (pronounced Kate-leen) is a female given name of Irish origin. It is the Irish version of the Old French name ""Cateline"" , which comes from Catherine, which in turn comes from the Ancient Greek Αἰκατερίνη (Aikaterine). Catherine is attributed to St. Catherine of Alexandria. Along with the many other variants of Catherine, it is generally believed to mean ""pure"" because of its long association with the Greek adjective καθαρός ""katharos"" (pure), though the name did not evolve from this word. Historically, the name was only anglicized as"
"century are Anne Frater and Sorley Maclean. Gaelic has its own version of European-wide names which also have English forms, for example: ' (John), ' (Alexander), ' (William), ' (Catherine), ' (Robert), ' (Christina), ' (Ann), ' (Mary), ' (James), ' (Patrick) and "" (Thomas). Not all traditional Gaelic names have direct equivalents in English: ', which is normally rendered as ""Euphemia"" (Effie) or ""Henrietta"" (Etta) (formerly also as Henny or even as Harriet), or, ', which is ""matched"" with ""Dorothy"", simply on the basis of a certain similarity in spelling. Many of these traditional Gaelic-only names are now regarded"
"is now often considered an independent name in English. Diminutives include ""Katie"", ""Katy"", ""Kate"", ""Kathy"", ""Kathe"", ""Kath"", ""Kay"", ""Kat"", ""Katya"", ""Katyusha"", ""Kitty"", ""Kit"", ""Kasia"" and others. Katherine Katherine, Catherine, and other variations are feminine names. They are popular in Christian countries because of their derivation from the name of one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria. The name originated from the Greek or Αἰκατερίνη (""Aikaterina"", ""Aikaterinē""), which is of uncertain etymology. The earliest known use of the Greek name is in reference to Saint Catherine of Alexandria. The theory that the name comes from Hecate, the name of"
"Church of Saint-Étienne, Vignory The Church of Saint Étienne () is a Roman Catholic church located in Vignory, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. It was first constructed within the medieval town near the place where the ""miracle of Saint Crepin"" occurred. It was mentioned in the beginning of the 9th century in the archives of the Abbey of Luxeuil. Charlemagne funded it from the royal treasury. However, there is nothing left of the Carolingian church. In 1032, Gui, the first known Lord of Vignory, decided to create a college of canons and build a church for them. His son Roger replaced"
"Caitlin Caitlin (pronounced Kate-leen) is a female given name of Irish origin. It is the Irish version of the Old French name ""Cateline"" , which comes from Catherine, which in turn comes from the Ancient Greek Αἰκατερίνη (Aikaterine). Catherine is attributed to St. Catherine of Alexandria. Along with the many other variants of Catherine, it is generally believed to mean ""pure"" because of its long association with the Greek adjective καθαρός ""katharos"" (pure), though the name did not evolve from this word. Historically, the name was only anglicized as Cathleen or Kathleen. In the 1970s, however, non-Irish speakers began pronouncing"
"modified four times (by Cavaillé-Coll in 1899 then by Mutin in 1901) and now has 39 jeux, 3 keyboards and pedals. Church of Saint-Étienne, Lille The Church of Saint-Étienne, Lille () is a Roman Catholic church located on the rue de l'Hôpital Militaire in Lille, France. It has been classed as a monument historique since 1987 and is dedicated to Saint Stephen. It is one of the largest Jesuit churches in France. The first parish church of this name was on the north corner of the city's Grand'Place (as shown by the names of the streets in that area -"
"Robert Estienne Robert I Estienne (; 1503 – 7 September 1559), known as ""Robertus Stephanus"" in Latin and also referred to as ""Robert Stephens"" by 18th and 19th-century English writers, was a 16th-century printer and classical scholar in Paris. He was a former Catholic who became a Protestant late in his life and the first to print the Bible divided into standard numbered verses. Robert was born in Paris, the second son of the famous humanist printer Henri Estienne (the Elder). He became acquainted early on with ancient languages. After Henri's death in 1520, the printing establishment was maintained by"
"Matthew (given name) Matthew is an English language given name. It ultimately derives from the Hebrew name ""מתתיהו"" (""Matityahu"") which means ""Gift of Yahweh"". The Hebrew name """" (Matityahu) was transliterated into Greek to ""Ματταθίας"" (""Mattathias""). It was subsequently shortened to Greek ""Ματθαῖος"" (""Matthaios""); this was Latinised as ""Matthaeus"", which became ""Matthew"" in English. The popularity of the name is due to Matthew the Apostle who in Christian theology is one of the twelve apostles of Jesus and the author of the Gospel of Matthew. Maiú and Maidiú are Gaelic forms of the name Matthew, and were brought to Ireland"
"Saint-Étienne (Troyes) The Collégiale Saint-Étienne (Saint Stephen Collegiate Church) was a church founded in Troyes, France, in 1157 by Henry I, Count of Champagne. He intended that it would become a mausoleum in which the grandeur of the House of Blois would be displayed, but that did not happen. The church was demolished during the French Revolution. The main palace of the counts of Champagne was located on a site in Troyes that is now the basin of the canal. It had a small chapel of Saint Andrew served by two chaplains. In 1157 Henry I, Count of Champagne (1127–81),"
"Mérignac, Gironde Mérignac () is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. The 20th-century historian Robert Étienne (1921–2009) was born in Mérignac. It is the largest suburb of the city of Bordeaux and adjoins it to the west. It is a member of the metropolitan Urban Community of Bordeaux. Mérignac is the site of Bordeaux International Airport. The name ""Mérignac"" derives from the Gallo-Roman word Matriniacus, name of a villa rustica (countryside villa) that was the origin of today's town. The commune has about 5,000 students in the primary and secondary schools in its city. Schools"
"Joan (given name) Joan () is mainly a female name in English and a male name in Catalan (Central: , Valencian: ) and Occitan (). It is related to the names John, Jane, Jean, Jeanne, Johan, Joanna, Juan, João, Ivana, Jovan, Jovana, Jovanka, Ioan, Ioana, Jan, Jann, Yanne, Jouan, Ivan, and Siobhán. The English female name is an English form of the Old French name Johanne, a female variant of the male name Johannes. The name ultimately derives from the Biblical Hebrew name יוחנן Yôḥānān, short for יהוחנן Yəhôḥānān, meaning ""Yahweh is merciful"". People and fictional characters named Joan include:"
"Joan (given name) Joan () is mainly a female name in English and a male name in Catalan (Central: , Valencian: ) and Occitan (). It is related to the names John, Jane, Jean, Jeanne, Johan, Joanna, Juan, João, Ivana, Jovan, Jovana, Jovanka, Ioan, Ioana, Jan, Jann, Yanne, Jouan, Ivan, and Siobhán. The English female name is an English form of the Old French name Johanne, a female variant of the male name Johannes. The name ultimately derives from the Biblical Hebrew name יוחנן Yôḥānān, short for יהוחנן Yəhôḥānān, meaning ""Yahweh is merciful"". People and fictional characters named Joan include:"
"Saint-Étienne-du-Bois, Vendée Saint-Étienne-du-Bois is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. In the hamlet of Tulévrière, stands a small chapel, only monument Catholic erected during the Vendée wars . It was erected by the inhabitants of the locality, at the request of the priest Alexandre Ténèbre, refractory priest in 1794 who gave it the name ""Our Lady of Martyrs of Lower Poitou"". Inaugurated on 29 December 1794, it was intended to thank the Virgin of the protection afforded to the village during the passage of infernal columns in March of that"
"Saint-Étienne Cathedral Saint-Étienne Cathedral () is a Roman Catholic church dedicated to Saint Charles Borromeo, in Saint-Étienne, Loire, France. It has been the cathedral of the Diocese of Saint-Étienne since its creation on 26 December 1970. The building was constructed as an elaborate parish church between 1912 and 1923 in a primitive neo-Gothic style, on a Latin cross groundplan with transept and triple nave, and a belltower on the west front. The building is long, wide and from the centre of the roof vault to the ground. The organ in the choir dates from 1930, and there is another very"
"United Kingdom, Matthew has been among the 10 most popular male names. Matthew has been in the top 1,000 most popular male names in Australia, Canada and United States. Matthew (given name) Matthew is an English language given name. It ultimately derives from the Hebrew name ""מתתיהו"" (""Matityahu"") which means ""Gift of Yahweh"". The Hebrew name """" (Matityahu) was transliterated into Greek to ""Ματταθίας"" (""Mattathias""). It was subsequently shortened to Greek ""Ματθαῖος"" (""Matthaios""); this was Latinised as ""Matthaeus"", which became ""Matthew"" in English. The popularity of the name is due to Matthew the Apostle who in Christian theology is one"
"Estelle (given name) Estelle is a female given name from latin origin , and mean ""star"". Saint Estelle was a martyr who purportedly lived in Aquitania in the third century AD although the earliest references to her date from the Middle Ages. The earliest formats of this Saint's name: Eustella/Eustelle and Eustalia, morphed into Estelle by Provençal poet Frédéric Mistral due to association with ""estela"" (Occitan for ""star"", of which Estelle is essentially a phonetic rendering in French), Saint Estelle being the patron saint of the Felibrige, a literary and cultural association founded by Mistral and other Provençal writers to"
"""Ivo-"", Germanic ""Iwa-""). The name may have been spread by the cult of Saint Ivo (d. 1303), patron saint of Brittany. The Slavic name is a hypocorism, like its variant ""Ivica"". Ivo has the genitive form of ""Ives"" in the place name St Ives. In France, the usual variation of the name is Yves. In the Hispanic countries of Latin America, the name is commonly spelled ""Evo"" but Ivo is still the more common spelling. Feminine equivalents of the name include Iva, Eva, and Yvette, amongst others. Ivo Ivo is a masculine given name, in use in various European languages."