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Stein en · PROPN

Etymology

Borrowed from German Stein. Doublet of Stone and Steen.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A surname originating as a patronymic from a Scots diminutive of Stephen.
2. (countable, uncountable) A surname from German Stein.
   • Elisheva Baskin and Michael Stein are to be married Sunday evening at the Palisadium, an event space in Cliffside Park, N.J. Rabbi Yaacov Love is to officiate. 2013 July 26, “Elisheva Baskin and Michael Stein”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 Jul 2013:
   • “Sunlight tends to make it a little better,” Stein said. “When people are more covered up in clothing like they are in the fall and the winter, some people’s psoriasis gets worse.” 2025 February 10, Monica Haider, “Dermatologists share how to treat dry skin”, in CNN, archived from the original on 12 Mar 2025:
3. (countable, uncountable) A male given name from Norwegian.
4. (countable, uncountable) A place in Switzerland: ▸ A municipality in Rheinfelden district, Aargau canton, Switzerland, across the Rhine from Bad Säckingen in Germany.
5. (countable, uncountable) A place in Switzerland: ▸ A municipality in Appenzell Ausserrhoden canton, Switzerland.
6. (countable, uncountable) A place in Switzerland: ▸ A settlement in Meiringen municipality, Bern canton, Switzerland.
7. (countable, uncountable) A place in Switzerland: ▸ A village and former municipality, now in Nesslau municipality, St. Gallen canton, Switzerland.

Forms

Deriveds

Stein's paradox · Stein's example · Steinian · James-Stein estimator · Stein's phenomenon