All over the world, Steiner (Steiner 
, שטיינר 
, شتاينر) is quite a rare dominantly male, but uncommonly feminine first name. The given name Steiner is habitual in Switzerland, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, Austria, where it is a rare unisex name, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare boy's name. Predominantly, Steiner is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Steiner | France, Switzerland, United States, Germany, Austria |
| שטיינר | Israel |
| Стейнер | Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine |
Steiner is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
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kaspar steiner Leader in the Swiss peasant war of 1653, CH (b. 1614) |
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| melchior steiner Swiss merchant, CH (b. 1630) |
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melchior von steiner banker, merchant and industrialist, CH (b. 1762) |
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| kaspar steiner (b. 1734) |
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lewis henry steiner American physician, US (b. 1827) |
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fülöp steiner AT (b. 1839) |
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| newman leopold steiner Canadian businessman, politician, and justice of the peace, DE (b. 1829) |
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| antal steiner teacher, director of the Chemical experiment station, SK (b. 1842) |
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ľudevít ján steiner Slovak military personnel (1912-1992), SK (b. 1912) |
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| netti steiner holocaust victim, b. 1864-07-17, AT (b. 1864) |
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| zikmund steiner holocaust victim, b. 1873-01-22, CZ (b. 1873) |
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rebel steiner American football player (1927-2014), US (b. 1927) |
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| bertalan steiner association football player (1881-1914) (b. 1881) |
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| zikmund steiner holocaust victim, b. 1888-06-26, CZ (b. 1888) |
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| steiner antal hungarian painter, HU (b. 1898) |
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