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Tephanie
How to Pronounce Tephanie
Pronounced TEF-uh-nee /ˈtɛfəni/Low
Meaning: Tephanie is a respelling of Stephanie with the opening S dropped, though it is usually still pronounced with the familiar 'Steff' sound in the family that uses it. Stephanie is the feminine of Stephen, from the Greek stephanos, 'crown' or 'garland' - a wreath of victory. Tephanie keeps that meaning while giving the name an unusual written form.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Tephanie is an uncommon respelling of Stephanie, dropping the initial S on paper. Through Stephanie it goes back to the Greek stephanos, 'crown' or 'garland.' Stephanie was hugely popular in the late twentieth century, and restylings like Tephanie were rare personal variations on that favorite. Families that use it typically keep the standard 'Steff' pronunciation.
Tephanie had its small peak around 1982, given to only about fourteen girls in its peak year. A girl named Tephanie then is in her early forties today, a Generation X name.
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What does the name Tephanie mean?
It is a respelling of Stephanie, from the Greek stephanos, 'crown' or 'garland.'
How do you pronounce Tephanie?
It is said TEF-uh-nee /ˈtɛfəni/ - three syllables, stress on the first.
Is Tephanie a boy or girl name?
Tephanie is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Tephanie?
It was always rare, given to only about fourteen girls in its peak year around the early nineteen-eighties, while standard Stephanie was very common.