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Stein (surname)

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Stein is a surname with different origins. It is a common German name. The name derived from German[1] ([ʃtaɪn]) means "stone" or "rock". Stein is also a Scottish name (/stiːn/; also spelled Steen), which originated as a local equivalent or variant of Steven.[2]

Notable people with the surname include:

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  • Freimut Stein (1924–1986), German figure skater
  • Fritz Stein (1879–1961), German theologian, conductor, musicologist and church musician

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  • Garth Stein (born 1964), American author, film producer, playwright, and teacher
  • Georg Stein (1909–1980s), German chess master
  • Gertrude Stein (1874–1947), American novelist, poet, playwright, and art collector
  • Gladys Marie Stein (1900-1989) American author and composer
  • Gordon Stein (1941–1996), American author, physiologist, and activist
  • Greg Stein (born 1967), American programmer, speaker, and open-source software advocate

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Fictional characters

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  • Chase Stein, a superhero in the Marvel Comics series Runaways
  • Franken Stein, a mad scientist in the manga and anime series Soul Eater
  • Franny K. Stein, the titular character of an ongoing children's series by Jim Benton
  • Martin Stein, one half of the original incarnation of the DC comics superhero Firestorm
  • Philip "Cockeye" Stein, fictional character of the 1952 novel The Hoods and the 1984 movie Once Upon a Time in America

See also

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  • Stine, a surname and given name

References

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  1. ^ "Stein - Wiktionary".
  2. ^ Black, George F. (1993) [1946]. The Surnames of Scotland. Edinburgh: New York Public Library/Birlinn. p. 746. ISBN 1-874744-07-6. Syncopated form of STEVEN.
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