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 **Kings of several other Slavonic countries, such as Moldavia, Bulgaria, Armenia and Serbia
 *Several [[Saint]]s. Those of general interest are probably only two or three:
-**'''[[Saint Stephen#Protomartyr|Stephen''' the '''protomartyr''', or first martyr]]. His death is recorded in the ''[[The Acts of the Apostles]]''. His feast-day is 26th December - 'Boxing Day' in Britain - and is recorded in the carol ''Good King Wenceslas''.
+**[[Saint Stephen#Protomartyr|Stephen the protomartyr, or first martyr]]. His death is recorded in the ''[[The Acts of the Apostles]]''. His feast-day is 26th December - 'Boxing Day' in Britain - and is recorded in the carol ''Good King Wenceslas''.
 **One [[The Pope |Pope]], Stephen I (254-7).
 **Stephen of Hungary, who not only consolidated the realm but greatly strengthened Christianity within it.

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 **Kings of several other Slavonic countries, such as Moldavia, Bulgaria, Armenia and Serbia
 *Several [[Saint]]s. Those of general interest are probably only two or three:
-**'''[[Saint Stephen#Protomartyr|Stephen''' the '''protomartyr''', or first martyr]]. His death is recorded in the ''[[The Acts of the Apostles]]''. His feast-day is 26th December - 'Boxing Day' in Britain - and is recorded in the carol ''Good King Wenceslas'.
+**'''[[Saint Stephen#Protomartyr|Stephen''' the '''protomartyr''', or first martyr]]. His death is recorded in the ''[[The Acts of the Apostles]]''. His feast-day is 26th December - 'Boxing Day' in Britain - and is recorded in the carol ''Good King Wenceslas''.
 **One [[The Pope |Pope]], Stephen I (254-7).
 **Stephen of Hungary, who not only consolidated the realm but greatly strengthened Christianity within it.

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-'''Stephen''' is a common male [[forename]]. It can also be spelled '''Steven''', which is closer [[phonetic]]ally to its sound in English ('STEEVE-en', {{IPA|'stiːvən}}; but purists prefer the spelling with -ph-', which reflects its origin as a Greek name, using the letter φ (phi). (It is derived from the word στέφανος (''stephanos''), 'a crown'. This was an appropriate name for the first Christian to 'gain a [[martyr]]'s crown' (die for his faith): Saint Stephen.) The equivalent name in many European languages (e.g. Irish, German and Russian) is written with an '-f-'; in some (like Czech) it has a '-p-', which in Spanish becomes a '-b-' (Estéban): a form in French is Étienne. The feminine equivalent in English is '''Stephanie'''. There have been some well-known Stephens:
+'''Stephen''' is a common male [[forename]]. It can also be spelled '''Steven''', which is closer [[phonetic]]ally to its sound in English ('STEEVE-en', {{IPA|'stiːvən}}); but purists prefer the spelling with -ph-', which reflects its origin as a Greek name, using the letter φ (phi). (It is derived from the word στέφανος (''stephanos''), 'a crown'. This was an appropriate name for the first Christian to 'gain a [[martyr]]'s crown' (die for his faith): Saint Stephen.) The equivalent name in many European languages (e.g. Irish, German and Russian) is written with an '-f-'; in some (like Czech) it has a '-p-', which in Spanish becomes a '-b-' (Estéban): a form in French is Étienne. The feminine equivalent in English is '''Stephanie'''. There have been some well-known Stephens:
 *Kings:
 **One King of England, [[King Stephen]]

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-'''Stephen''' is a common male [[forename]]. It can also be spelled '''Steven''', which is closer [[phonetic]]ally to its sound in Englsih ('STEEVE-en', {{IPA|'stiːvən}}; but purists prefer the spelling with -ph-', which reflects its origin as a Greek name, using the letter Ï† (phi). (it is derived from the word στέφανος‚ ''stephanos'') 'a crown'. This was an appropriate name for the first Christian to 'gain a [[martyr]]'s crown' (die for his faith): Saint Stephen.) The equivalent name in many European languages (e.g. Irish, German and Russian) is written with an '-f-'; in some (like Czech) it has a '-p-', which in Spanish becomes a '-b-' (Estéban): a form in French is Etienne. The feminine equivalent in English is '''Stephanie'''. There have been some well-known Stephens:
+'''Stephen''' is a common male [[forename]]. It can also be spelled '''Steven''', which is closer [[phonetic]]ally to its sound in English ('STEEVE-en', {{IPA|'stiːvən}}; but purists prefer the spelling with -ph-', which reflects its origin as a Greek name, using the letter φ (phi). (It is derived from the word στέφανος (''stephanos''), 'a crown'. This was an appropriate name for the first Christian to 'gain a [[martyr]]'s crown' (die for his faith): Saint Stephen.) The equivalent name in many European languages (e.g. Irish, German and Russian) is written with an '-f-'; in some (like Czech) it has a '-p-', which in Spanish becomes a '-b-' (Estéban): a form in French is Étienne. The feminine equivalent in English is '''Stephanie'''. There have been some well-known Stephens:
 *Kings:
 **One King of England, [[King Stephen]]

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-'''Stephen''' is a common male [[forename]]. It can also be spelled '''Steven''', which is closer [[phonetic]]ally to its sound in Englsih ('STEEVE-en', {{IPA|ËˆstiË vÉ™n}}; but purists prefer the spelling with -ph-', which reflects its origin as a Greek name, using the letter Ï† (phi). (it is derived from the word ÏƒÏ„ÎÏ†Î±Î½Î¿Ï‚ ''stephanos'') 'a crown'. This was an appropriate name for the first Christian to 'gain a [[martyr]]'s crown' (die for his faith): Saint Stephen.) The equivalent name in many European languages (e.g. Irish, German and Russian) is written with an '-f-'; in some (like Czech) it has a '-p-', which in Spanish becomes a '-b-' (EstÃ©ban): a form in French is Ã‰tienne. The feminine equivalent in English is '''Stephanie'''. There have been some well-known Stephens:
+'''Stephen''' is a common male [[forename]]. It can also be spelled '''Steven''', which is closer [[phonetic]]ally to its sound in Englsih ('STEEVE-en', {{IPA|'stiːvən}}; but purists prefer the spelling with -ph-', which reflects its origin as a Greek name, using the letter Ï† (phi). (it is derived from the word στέφανος‚ ''stephanos'') 'a crown'. This was an appropriate name for the first Christian to 'gain a [[martyr]]'s crown' (die for his faith): Saint Stephen.) The equivalent name in many European languages (e.g. Irish, German and Russian) is written with an '-f-'; in some (like Czech) it has a '-p-', which in Spanish becomes a '-b-' (Estéban): a form in French is Etienne. The feminine equivalent in English is '''Stephanie'''. There have been some well-known Stephens:
 *Kings:
 **One King of England, [[King Stephen]]
-**Several Kings of Hungary, of which [[Saint Stephen#Stephen of Hungary]] (c.977â€“1038; r. 1000â€“1038) was the first. Stephen V - the last - died in 1272.
+**Several Kings of Hungary, of which [[Saint Stephen#Stephen of Hungary]] (c.977-1038; r. 1000-1038) was the first. Stephen V - the last - died in 1272.
 **Kings of several other Slavonic countries, such as Moldavia, Bulgaria, Armenia and Serbia
 *Several [[Saint]]s. Those of general interest are probably only two or three:
 **'''[[Saint Stephen#Protomartyr|Stephen''' the '''protomartyr''', or first martyr]]. His death is recorded in the ''[[The Acts of the Apostles]]''. His feast-day is 26th December - 'Boxing Day' in Britain - and is recorded in the carol ''Good King Wenceslas'.
-**One [[The Pope |Pope]], Stephen I (254â€“7).
+**One [[The Pope |Pope]], Stephen I (254-7).
 **Stephen of Hungary, who not only consolidated the realm but greatly strengthened Christianity within it.
 *Several places are named for one or other of the saints, in Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States.

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	'''Stephen''' is a common male [[forename]]. It can also be spelled '''Steven''', which is closer [[phonetic]]ally to its sound in Englsih ('STEEVE-en', {{IPA\|ËˆstiË vÉ™n}}; but purists prefer the spelling with -ph-', which reflects its origin as a Greek name, using the letter Ï† (phi). (it is derived from the word ÏƒÏ„ÎÏ†Î±Î½Î¿Ï‚ ''stephanos'') 'a crown'. This was an appropriate name for the first Christian to 'gain a [[martyr]]'s crown' (die for his faith): Saint Stephen.) The equivalent name in many European languages (e.g. Irish, German and Russian) is written with an '-f-'; in some (like Czech) it has a '-p-', which in Spanish becomes a '-b-' (EstÎban): a form in French is Ã‰tienne. The feminine equivalent in English is '''Stephanie'''. There have been some well-known Stephens:		'''Stephen''' is a common male [[forename]]. It can also be spelled '''Steven''', which is closer [[phonetic]]ally to its sound in Englsih ('STEEVE-en', {{IPA\|ËˆstiË vÉ™n}}; but purists prefer the spelling with -ph-', which reflects its origin as a Greek name, using the letter Ï† (phi). (it is derived from the word ÏƒÏ„ÎÏ†Î±Î½Î¿Ï‚ ''stephanos'') 'a crown'. This was an appropriate name for the first Christian to 'gain a [[martyr]]'s crown' (die for his faith): Saint Stephen.) The equivalent name in many European languages (e.g. Irish, German and Russian) is written with an '-f-'; in some (like Czech) it has a '-p-', which in Spanish becomes a '-b-' (EstÎban): a form in French is Ã‰tienne. The feminine equivalent in English is '''Stephanie'''. There have been some well-known Stephens:
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+'''Stephen''' is a common male [[forename]]. It can also be spelled '''Steven''', which is closer [[phonetic]]ally to its sound in Englsih ('STEEVE-en', {{IPA|ËˆstiË vÉ™n}}; but purists prefer the spelling with -ph-', which reflects its origin as a Greek name, using the letter Ï† (phi). (it is derived from the word ÏƒÏ„ÎÏ†Î±Î½Î¿Ï‚ ''stephanos'') 'a crown'. This was an appropriate name for the first Christian to 'gain a [[martyr]]'s crown' (die for his faith): Saint Stephen.) The equivalent name in many European languages (e.g. Irish, German and Russian) is written with an '-f-'; in some (like Czech) it has a '-p-', which in Spanish becomes a '-b-' (EstÎban): a form in French is Ã‰tienne. The feminine equivalent in English is '''Stephanie'''. There have been some well-known Stephens:
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