Steffon is a spelling variant of Stephen, from Greek Stephanos, meaning crown or wreath.
Steffon is a phonetic variant of Stefan, itself the German and Slavic form of Stephen, which derives from the Greek Stephanos, meaning crown or wreath. The Greeks used stephanos to describe the ceremonial wreaths placed on victors at athletic games and on honorees at symposia — the crown was not a royal object but an emblem of achievement and celebration, given to poets, athletes, and military heroes alike. From this root came the first Christian martyr Stephen, whose name then spread throughout Europe in dozens of national variants: Étienne in French, Esteban in Spanish, Steffen in Scandinavian, Stefan across Central and Eastern Europe.
The ff spelling in Steffon and the terminal -on give the name a distinctly anglicized, slightly Americanized character that distinguishes it from its Continental cousins. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series, in which Steffon Baratheon is the father of King Robert, Stannis, and Renly — a figure whose death by shipwreck haunts the narrative as an origin point of family tragedy.
Martin's choice of the spelling suggests an ear for names that feel simultaneously medieval and unconventional. In everyday usage, Steffon represents the same impulse that drives parents toward Steffan, Stefon, or Stephon — variants that keep the classical root audible while marking the bearer as an individual rather than one of many Stephens. The name travels well across cultures and has a warm, open sound that wears lightly across a lifetime.