What is the origin of the name Stevie?

STEVIE

Gender: Feminine & Masculine

Usage: English

Pronounced: STEE-vee

Pet form of STEPHEN or STEPHANIE

STEPHEN

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English, Biblical

Pronounced: STEEV-en, STEF-en

From the Greek name Στεφανος (Stephanos) meaning "crown". Saint Stephen was an early Christian martyr who was stoned to death, as told in Acts in the New Testament. Another Saint Stephen is the patron saint of Hungary, the first Christian king of that country (10th century). This was also the name of kings of England, Serbia, and Poland, as well as ten popes. More recently it is borne by the British physicist Stephen Hawking and the American author Stephen King.

STEPHANIE

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English, German

Pronounced: STEF-an-ee (English), SHTE-fah-nee (German)

Feminine form of STEPHEN

Source: Behind the Name