Thread:Megaman100/@comment-5956954-20171204054933/@comment-5642360-20171204071423

No, they are not the same. But there's no one arguing saying that they are the same. Steven may have been derived from Stephen, but it has become its own word, rather its own name. Even the spelling supports it. If his name was ever written as Stephen and pronounced with a v, then the trivia may be warranted but since the name's spelling actually coincides with the pronunciation (kinda), there's really no point into adding the trivia.

What would have been better is:

Or something along those lines. Also, Stephen would be closer to ste-fen rather than stee-fen.
 * The name Steven is derived from the name Stephen from the Ancient Greek Στέφανος (Stephanus), meaning "crown".
 * The mispronunciation arose when the name Stephen was added into English long ago when f~v alterations were common. Hence, Stephen is mispronounced with a /v/ instead of an /f/.