I enjoy the sound of “stef-en” and it would honour a family name Stephens0n which is pronounced with a v. But I really dont like “[name_m]Steve[/name_m]-en” and I would really like to avoid that
So before thinking too much into it what would be the most obvious spelling to you?
Either [name_m]Stephen[/name_m] or [name_m]Stefan[/name_m], but I think I prefer the latter. It would also probably make things easier on both you and him because the pronunciation would be obvious.
I would spell it [name_m]Stefan[/name_m] or [name_m]Steffen[/name_m] (maybe the latter would be best for you, if you want to avoid the -ahn pronunciation).
I’d say [name_m]Stefan[/name_m] like steh-[name_f]FAWN[/name_f] not STEFF-an. [name_m]Stephan[/name_m] or maybe [name_m]Steffen[/name_m] would be my pick.
Stefen or [name_m]Steffen[/name_m], I think. [name_m]Stefan[/name_m] to me is stef-fawn and [name_m]Stephan[/name_m] would be too much like [name_m]Stephen[/name_m].
I would spell it [name_m]Stephan[/name_m]. I would assume [name_m]Stefan[/name_m] to be pronounced steff-AHN, not steff-en. However, I wouldn’t think twice if someone did pronounce [name_m]Stefan[/name_m] as steff-en.
You can use “F” or “ph” models as they’re contrastable to the “Steven” spelling. When You inherit a “ph” model the ambiguity is essential grooming to know. The diminutive may be “Steve” or “Steph”