How do you pronounce Stéise?

Stéise is pronounced “STAY-sha”. Irish has three main dialect groups (Ulster, Connacht and Munster) and many names are said differently in each. The respellings here give the pronunciation most commonly heard in Irish English; where a well-known variant exists, both are shown.

What does the name Stéise mean?

Stéise means a pet form of Annstás (Anastasia).

Is Stéise a boy's or a girl's name?

Stéise is traditionally a girl's name in Ireland.

How else is Stéise spelled?

Other spellings and equivalents include Stacy. Irish names were written down by English-speaking clerks for centuries, which is why so many spellings survive for one name.

Girl's name

Stéise

“STAY-sha”

a pet form of Annstás (Anastasia)

Stacy

Source: Woulfe, Irish Names and Surnames (1923) ↗

The story behind the name

Woulfe gives it only as the pet form of Annstás, the Irish Anastasia. Wikipedia's list of Irish given names pairs it with Stacy as well.

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