- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: “piller.”
Stylianos Στυλιανός is derived from the Greek στῦλος (stylos) meaning, “pillar.” St. Stylian was a 6th-century Byzantine saint who was a hermit, known for his love of children, hence he is considered the patron saint of children.
His feast day is November 26th.
Masculine forms include:
- Stilian Стилиан (Albanian, Bulgarian, Russian)
- Estilià (Catalan)
- Stylian Стиліан (English, German, Polish, Ukrainian)
- Stélien (French)
- Stilien,Stylien (French)
- Stelios Στέλιος (Greek)
- Stylianos Στυλιανός (Greek)
- Estellio (Italian)
- Stelio, Stellio (Italian)
- Stiliano (Italian)
- Stylianus (Late Latin)
- Estiliano (Portuguese, Spanish)
- Steliano (Portuguese, Spanish)
- Stelian (Romanian)
- Stilijan Стилијан (Serbian)
- Stilijanos (Serbian)
Feminine forms include:
- Stiliana Стилияна (Albanian, Bulgarian, Italian)
- Stélie, Stéliane, Stélienne, Stylienne (French)
- Stelia (Greek, Italian)
- Styliani Στυλιανή (Greek)
- Stellia (Italian)
- Styliana (Polish)
- Estiliana (Portuguese, Spanish)
- Steliana (Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish)
- Stilijana (Serbian)
A common short form in Greece for the female version is Stella.
Sources
- Meaning, origin and history of the name Stylianos – Behind the Name
- 26 novembre – Orthodoxie.com
- Stylianos of Paphlagonia – Wikipedia
- Stylian – Wikipedia
- Стилиян – Уикипедия (wikipedia.org)
- Stylian – Wikipedia, wolna encyklopedia
- Stelio – Wikipedia
- Meaning, origin and history of the name Styliani – Behind the Name