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https://www.hbw.com/dictionary/definition/stephani
In the original work, he is just cited as "Étienne Jacquinot". "Étienne" is a variant of "Stéphane", thus it would in fact be enough to explain the eponym (cf. Étienne / Esteban / Istvan / Steven / Stephen / Stephan / Stéphane; all of which derive originally from the Greek στεφανος, 'crowned', latinizable into stephanus, genitive stephani). Although presumably not really impossible, the combination of the two variants in the name of a single person strikes me as somewhat unexpected; not to mention that the spelling "Stephan" doesn't exactly look French.
Is there a source for the middle name ?stephani
● Étienne Stephan Jacquinot (1776-1840) father of French explorer Vice-Adm. Charles Jacquinot (Chalcophaps).
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In the original work, he is just cited as "Étienne Jacquinot". "Étienne" is a variant of "Stéphane", thus it would in fact be enough to explain the eponym (cf. Étienne / Esteban / Istvan / Steven / Stephen / Stephan / Stéphane; all of which derive originally from the Greek στεφανος, 'crowned', latinizable into stephanus, genitive stephani). Although presumably not really impossible, the combination of the two variants in the name of a single person strikes me as somewhat unexpected; not to mention that the spelling "Stephan" doesn't exactly look French.