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István

ISHT-vahn

/ˈiʃtvaːn/

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István

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‘st’ is ‘sht’.

Name meaning and origin

Origin
Hungarian (form of Stephen)
Meaning
Crown, garland.
Gender
male

Common mispronunciations

IST-vaniss-TVAN

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