EinsteinJewish Ornamental name derived from German ein "one" and stein "stone". A famous bearer was the German physicist Albert Einstein (1879-1955).
FlintstonePopular Culture From the English words flint and stone, created by Hanna-Barbera Productions for the caveman family (Fred, Wilma and Pebbles) in their animated television show The Flintstones, which ran from 1960 to 1966.
FrankensteinGerman, Literature From any of the various minor places by this name in Germany, meaning "stone of the Franks" in German. It was used by the author Mary Shelley in her novel Frankenstein (1818) for the character of Victor Frankenstein, a scientist who creates a monster and brings it to life. The monster, nameless in the novel, is sometimes informally or erroneously called Frankenstein in modern speech.
IshidaJapanese From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
StanfordEnglish Derived from various English place names meaning "stone ford" in Old English.
StanleyEnglish From various place names meaning "stone clearing" in Old English. A notable bearer was the British-American explorer and journalist Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904).
StantonEnglish From one of the many places named Stanton or Staunton in England, derived from Old English stan meaning "stone" and tun meaning "enclosure, town".
SteenLow German Low German variant of Stein. A famous bearer was the 17th-century Dutch painter Jan Steen.
SteinGerman, Jewish From Old High German stein meaning "stone". It might indicate the original bearer lived near a prominent stone or worked as a stonecutter. As a Jewish name it is ornamental.
SteinmannGerman Means "stone man" in German, used as a habitational name for a person who lived near a prominent stone or an occupational name for a stone worker.
StenbergSwedish, Norwegian, Danish Derived from Scandinavian sten (Old Norse steinn) meaning "stone" and berg meaning "mountain". As a Swedish name it is ornamental.
StendahlSwedish Ornamental name derived from Swedish sten (Old Norse steinn) meaning "stone" and dal (Old Norse dalr) meaning "valley".
StoneEnglish Name for a person who lived near a prominent stone or worked with stone, derived from Old English stan.
ZilbersteinJewish Ornamental name meaning "silver stone", from Yiddish זילבער (zilber) and שטיין (tein), both of Old High German origin.