Stefano
Stefano is a boy name of Italian origin, meaning Crown; garland.
What Stefano means
Crown; garland.
Stefano sits at 7 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Stefano comes from
Italian names preserve Latin forms more directly than most European languages, often keeping the original vowel endings that other languages dropped.
Stefano is recorded as Italian in origin. Browse other Italian names.
How popular is Stefano?
Stefano does not currently chart in the top 100 boy names. Rankings move constantly, and names can spend decades out of the lists before returning — so this says more about the present moment than about the name itself.
The character of Stefano
The thread we file Stefano under is royalty and rule — worth following if that association is what caught your attention in the first place.
Themes: Royal
Names like Stefano
These share Stefano's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Cesare — Long-haired; emperor.
- Federico — Peaceful ruler.
- Stefan — Crown, garland.
- Alexander — Defender of the people.
- Arthur — Bear; noble and courageous.
- August — Great, venerable, majestic.
- Cyrus — Sun; lord.
- David — Beloved.
- Etienne — Crown, garland.
- Friedrich — Peaceful ruler.
- Henry — Ruler of the home.
- Magnus — Great, mighty.