Steven
wiktionary
From Middle English steven(“voice, command, constitution”), from Old English stefn(“voice”), from Proto-Germanic *stebnō(“voice”), from Proto-Indo-European *stomen-(“mouth, muzzle”). Cognate with Old Frisian stifne, stemme(“voice”), Old Saxon stemna(“voice”) (Dutch stem), Old High German stimma, stimna(“voice”) (German Stimme), Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌱𐌽𐌰( stibna, “voice”), Ancient Greek στόμα(stóma, “mouth”). See also stevvon.
From Middle English steven(“appointment”), from Old English stefn(“a time, turn, tour of duty”), from Proto-Germanic *stabnijaz, *stabnijô(“fixed time”), from Proto-Indo-European *stebh-(“a stake, post; to support, stamp, insist, become angry”). Cognate with Middle Low German stevene(“a court appointment”), Old Norse stefna(“appointment, meeting”). More at staff.
etymonline
Steven
masc. proper name, Englished form of Stephen (q.v.). A top 20 name for boys born in the U.S. between 1949 and 1976; the -ph- form was the more popular in U.S. until 1960s.
