Stephanie
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Stephanie is a female given name. It is one of the feminine forms of the masculine name Stephen. The form Stéphanie was originally from the French language, but Stephanie is now widely used in both English and Spanish speaking cultures. Stephen comes from the Greek name Stephanos (Στεφανός) meaning "crown". Feminine forms of Stephen in other languages include the Italian Stefania, and the Spanish Estefanía.'
Examples of famous Stephanies:
Real people:
- Stephanie Abrams, on-camera meteorologist on The Weather Channel
- Stephanie Adams (b. 1970), American model and author, Playboy Playmate of the Month, November 1992
- Stephanie Arnold, American athlete
- Stephanie Beacham (b. 1947), British actress
- Stephanie Beard, a.k.a. Sugar and Suga BayBee (b. 1980), Canadian actress, voice actress and television and radio personality
- Stéphanie de Beauharnais (1789–1860), German consort of Karl Ludwig Friedrich, Grand Duke of Baden
- Princess Stéphanie of Belgium (Stéphanie Clotilde Louise Herminie Marie Charlotte of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha) (1864–1945), wife of Crown Prince Rudolf, heir to the Austrian imperial throne, daughter of King Léopold II of Belgium
- Stephanie Bellars, a.k.a. Gorgeous George and George Frankenstein (b. 1976), American professional wrestling valet
- Stephanie Birkitt, assistant to David Letterman on The Late Show with David Letterman
- Stephanie Cheng (b. 1984), singer and starlet in Hong Kong (not to be confused with Stephanie Chong, an IT Systems Auditor born and living in Melbourne, Australia.
- Stephanie Cole (b. 1941), British actress
- Stéphanie Félicité Ducrest de St-Albin, comtesse de Genlis (1746–1830), French writer and educator
- Stephanie Finochio, a.k.a. Trinity (b. 1971), American stuntwoman and professional wrestling valet
- Stephanie Llerandi, international superstar.
- Stephanie Forrester, British triathlete at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Stefanie Maria “Steffi” Graf (b. 1969), German tennis player, former World No. 1 woman tennis player
- Stephanie Graf, former Austrian middle distance athlete, competed in the 2000 Olympics
- Stephanie Herseth (b. 1970), American lawyer and politician, U.S. representative from South Dakota
- Stephanie Jaramillo (b. 1982), American Professional Boxer (retired),
- Stephanie Tubbs Jones (b. 1949), American politician, representative from Ohio
- Stephanie Kwolek (b. 1923), Polish-American chemist and the inventor of Kevlar
- Stéphanie Lapointe (b.1984), Quebec singer and actress
- Stefanie Lawton (née Stefanie Miller), Canadian curler from Saskatchewan
- Stephanie March (b. 1974), American actress
- Stephanie Pace Marshall, American educator and founder of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
- Stephanie McIntosh (b. 1985), Australian actress
- Stephanie McMahon-Levesque (b. 1976), daughter of World Wrestling Entertainment Chairman Vince McMahon, former in-ring performer
- Stephanie of Milly (d. 1197), lady of Oultrejordain and an influential figure in the Kingdom of Jerusalem
- Stephanie Miller (b. 1991), American actress and millionaire
- Stephanie Mills (b. 1957), American R&B and soul singer and former Broadway star
- Princess Stéphanie of Monaco (b. 1965), youngest child of Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier of Monaco
- Stephanie Pakrul, a.k.a. StephTheGeek (b. 1982), American blogger
- Stefanie Powers (b. 1942), American actress
- Stefanie Ridel, American singer with the band Wild Orchid
- Stephanie Romanov (b. 1969), model and actress
- Stefanie Sun (b. 1978), Singaporean popular singer
- Princess Stephanie of Windisch-Graetz (b. 1909), Austrian artist, daughter of Elisabeth Marie Henriette, Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria, daughter of Crown Prince Rudolf
- Stephanie Zimbalist (b. 1956), American actress, daughter of Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.
Fictional persons:
- Stephanie Brown, a.k.a. Spoiler, costumed hero in DC Comics, part of the Batman Family
- Stephanie Forrester, fictional character on the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful.
- Stephanie Tanner, fictional character on the American TV series Full House, played by Jodie Sweetin
- Stephanie of LazyTown is a fictional character in the children's TV show LazyTown, currently played by Julianna Rose Mauriello.
- Stephanie Vandergosh of Better Luck Tomorrow
