Stefano biography

Stefano is the Italian form of the masculine given name Στέφανος (Stefanos, Stephen). The name is of Greek origin, Στέφανος, meaning a person who made a significant achievement and has been crowned.

In Orthodox Christianity the achievement is in the realm of virtues, αρετές, therefore the name signifies a person who had triumphed over passions and gained the relevant virtues. In Italian, the stress falls usually on the first syllable, [ˈsteːfano] (an exception is the Apulian surname Stefano, [steˈfaːno]); in English, it is often mistakenly placed on the second, .

People with the given name Stefano

• Stefano (wrestler), ring name of Daniel Garcia Soto, professional wrestler
• Stefano Bertacco (1962–2020), Italian politician
• Stefano Bloch (born 1976), American author and professor
• Stefano Bonaccini (born 1967), Italian politician and regional president
• Stefano Borgia (1731–1804), Italian Cardinal, theologian, antiquarian, and historian
• Stefano Cag