The story behind Stephany
A female given name from French, a less common spelling of Stephanie.
Pronunciation
US English (ARPAbet): S T EH1 F AH0 N IY0
This is a US English dictionary reading of the spelling; personal pronunciations may differ. Digits mark stress: 0 is unstressed, 1 is primary, 2 is secondary. Pronunciation source and notation.
Popularity
Stephany ranked #2927 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Stephany
Amaury
Unadapted borrowing from French Amaury. Doublet of Amalarico and Amalrico.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
- same syllable count
- similar length
Valery
From French Valéry, from Latin Valerius. Doublet of Valerius. A variant of Valerie, from French Valérie, from Latin Valeria.
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
- same syllable count
- similar length
Sarvoday
From सर्व (sarv, “all”) + उदय (uday, “sunrise, rising”). Borrowed from Gujarati સર્વોદય (sarvodya). Coined by Indian freedom fighter Gandhi in 1908.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
- same syllable count
- similar length
Stefani
A female given name from French, a less common spelling of Stephanie.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Szarlota
Borrowed from French Charlotte.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Abhinay
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अभिनय (abhinaya).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Stephany
Adele
Borrowed from French Adèle, equivalent of Adela, from a Germanic root meaning “noble”. Compare athel, German edel, Old English æþele. From French Adèle. Borrowed from French…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Aimee
Borrowed from French Aimée (“beloved”). A variation of the English Amy.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Aimée
Unadapted borrowing from French Aimée (“beloved”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Stephany
Abelardo
Borrowed from French Abélard.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Adelajda
Borrowed from French Adélaïde.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Adrienne
From the French Adrienne, the feminine form of Adrien (equivalent to English Adrian).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length