Stein
Colors Related to this Name: Blue, Gray
Qualities Related to this Name: Pratical, Dependable
Meaning
In English
Meaning(s):
-(last name -comes from the German language-) anglicized from the German last name (l de Stein).
-(last name patronymic -comes from the language-) from a Scots diminutive of Stephen.
In German
Origin: From Old High German stein (“something hard”), from Proto-Germanic *stainaz, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *stāi-.
Meaning(s):
-An old unit of weight
-Pit (core of a fruit)
-Stone, rock
-(regional) a beer stein
-(last name topographic or occupational)
In Norwegian
Origin: From Old Norse Steinn, short form of compound names with the element steinn (“stone”). Cognate with Swedish Sten and Danish Steen.
Meaning(s):
-( male name).