The name came before the spelling. It might be more useful to wonder how the "v" sound ended up with the spelling "ph". Speculation: This might be related to the fact that the name is not always pronounced with the "v" sound. It sounds more like Stefan in many languages and cultures. As the name became familiar to English speakers, the hard "fricative" sound of "f" got softened with vocalization, producing "v". The only phonetic difference between "f" and "v" is the vocalization while pronouncing "v".
It can go both ways. With the pH and the v
It depends on how you say it but I think it is not a schwa it is an "uh" sound - represented by an upside down V. A schwa is like the vowel sound in bird
I pronounce my name Seran Rain the C is an s sound and the V is silent
According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary (m-w.com), it has one. This answer may sound confusing because we want to divide the C-V-C and final C-V-C as separate syllables, but say the word to yourself: doesn't it sound like /dropt/ not/drop-ped/? It is one (1) syllable.
snare came from snare drum and the snare on it is the wire-like material that creates the sound.
It can go both ways. With the pH and the v
I know only names: Joseph, Stephen. But there is 'ph' combination.Are such words really exist?
of that's the only one that comes to mind. it has a /v/ sound.
Stephen V Báthory was born in 1430.
Stephen V Báthory died in 1493.
Stephen V. White died in 1913.
Stephen V. White was born in 1831.
Stephen Uroš V of Serbia was born in 1336.
Stephen V. Harkness was born on 1818-11-18.
Stephen V. Harkness died on 1888-03-06.
Stephen V. Ryan was born on 1825-01-01.
Stephen V. Ryan died on 1896-04-10.