Is Stephen King pronounced Steven?
The important thing is, how does Stephen King pronounce his first name? The name Stephen is always pronounced like Steven. (Stephan with an “a” would be proniuned as Stefan).
Why is Stephen not pronounced Stefan?
7 Answers. The source of Stephen is the Greek name Stephanos. This name was borrowed into English long enough ago that the intervocalic [f] sound was voiced to become [v]. This is a regular sound change that was also responsible for some other f~v alternations in English, such as loaf~loaves.