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, .
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People with the given name Stefano
Middle name
Antonio Stefano Benni (1880–1945), Italian entrepreneur and politician
Fictional characters
Stefano DiMera, the main villain in Days of Our Lives
Stefano, the Italian sea lion in the 2012 comedy film Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Stefano Valentini, major antagonist in The Evil Within 2
People with the surname Stefano
Dario Stefano (born 1963), Italian politician
Ippazio Stefano (born 1945), Italian politician
Joey Stefano, stage name of American pornographic actor (a.k.a. Tony Stefano, 1968–1994), Nicholas Iacona Jr.
Joseph Stefano (1922–2006), American screenwriter