Stein.
A surname originating as a patronymic from a Scots diminutive of Stephen.
Meaning & usage
A surname originating as a patronymic from a Scots diminutive of Stephen.
A surname from German Stein.
A male given name from Norwegian.
A place in Switzerland: A municipality in Rheinfelden district, Aargau canton, Switzerland, across the Rhine from Bad Säckingen in Germany.
A place in Switzerland: A municipality in Appenzell Ausserrhoden canton, Switzerland.
A place in Switzerland: A settlement in Meiringen municipality, Bern canton, Switzerland.
A place in Switzerland: A village and former municipality, now in Nesslau municipality, St. Gallen canton, Switzerland.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from German Stein. Doublet of Stone and Steen.
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