41-569: Stefano Pronunciation Italian: [ˈsteːfano] Gender Male Language(s) Italian Name day December 26 Origin Region of origin Italy Other names Related names Stephen , Di Stefano Stefano is the Italian form of the masculine given name Στέφανος (Stefanos, Stephen). The name
82-503: A Y chromosome , which codes for the production of larger amounts of testosterone to develop male reproductive organs . In humans, the word male can also be used to refer to gender , in the social sense of gender role or gender identity . The use of "male" in regard to sex and gender has been subject to discussion . The existence of separate sexes has evolved independently at different times and in different lineages , an example of convergent evolution . The repeated pattern
123-495: A sexual system called androdioecy . They can also coexist with females and hermaphrodites, a sexual system called trioecy . The sex of a particular organism may be determined by a number of factors. These may be genetic or environmental, or may naturally change during the course of an organism's life. Although most species have only two sexes (either male or female), hermaphroditic animals, such as worms , have both male and female reproductive organs. Not all species share
164-472: A 3–1 loss to Atalanta at the Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia . On 23 July 2013, he was one of a quintet of Cesena players who moved to San Marino , in his case a loan with the option of co-ownership. He made his professional debut on 8 September, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–0 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione loss away to Reggiana . A week later he scored his first goal, finishing from
205-455: A common sex-determination system . In most animals , including humans , sex is determined genetically ; however, species such as Cymothoa exigua change sex depending on the number of females present in the vicinity. Most mammals , including humans , are genetically determined as such by the XY sex-determination system where males have XY (as opposed to XX in females) sex chromosomes . It
246-454: A few species. Anisogamy appears to have evolved multiple times from isogamy; for example, female Volvocales (a type of green algae) evolved from the plus mating type. Although sexual evolution emerged at least 1.2 billion years ago, the lack of anisogamous fossil records make it hard to pinpoint when males evolved. One theory suggests male evolved from the dominant mating type (called mating type minus). A common symbol used to represent
287-417: A one-year loan. He made his debut on 8 August, as a substitute in a 3–2 Coppa Italia win against Frosinone . Sensi's first goal for the biancorossi came on 11 September, scoring from a direct free kick against Lecce. The match eventually finished in a 1–1 draw, which gave Monza their first-ever Serie A point. After one season at Inter, where he won the 2023–24 Serie A title, Sensi returned to Monza on
328-450: A permanent transfer on 8 August 2024, signing a one-year contract until 30 June 2025. Sensi has represented Italy at youth level, making one appearance for the under-17 side, and making his debut for the under-20 side in a 2–2 draw against Poland on 7 October 2015. On 20 November 2018, he made his debut with the Italy senior team , playing as a starter in a 1–0 friendly victory over
369-418: A way of displaying traits that signify their fitness . Sexual selection is believed to be the driving force behind the development of these characteristics. Differences in physical size and the ability to fulfill the requirements of sexual selection have contributed significantly to the outcome of secondary sex characteristics in each species. In many species, males differ from females in more ways than just
410-503: Is also capable of playing in several other midfield and offensive positions, and has been deployed as a winger , as a mezzala , or as a supporting forward . Already regarded as one of the most promising young Italian footballers of his generation, Sensi has drawn the attention of larger clubs, and his playing style, mobility, small stature, and low centre of gravity have drawn comparisons with Marco Verratti , as well as Andrea Pirlo , although he has personally stated that his main influence
451-462: Is also possible in a variety of species, including humans, to be XX male or have other karyotypes . During reproduction , a male can give either an X sperm or a Y sperm, while a female can only give an X egg. A Y sperm and an X egg produce a male, while an X sperm and an X egg produce a female . The part of the Y-chromosome which is responsible for maleness is the sex-determining region of
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#1732787608857492-464: Is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Monza . Sensi began his career with Italian side Cesena in 2013, and was subsequently loaned out to San Marino for two seasons before returning to the club. He joined Sassuolo in January 2016, and was promptly loaned out to Cesena for the remainder of the season. He became a Sassuolo player in summer 2016. Sensi
533-487: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Male Male ( symbol : ♂ ) is the sex of an organism that produces the gamete (sex cell) known as sperm , which fuses with the larger female gamete, or ovum , in the process of fertilisation . A male organism cannot reproduce sexually without access to at least one ovum from a female, but some organisms can reproduce both sexually and asexually . Most male mammals , including male humans, have
574-566: Is of Greek origin, Στέφανος, meaning a person who made a significant achievement and has been crowned. In Orthodox Christianity the achievement is in the realm of virtues, αρετές, therefore the name signifies a person who had triumphed over passions and gained the relevant virtues. In Italian, the stress falls usually on the first syllable, [ˈsteːfano] (an exception is the Apulian surname Stefano , [steˈfaːno] ); in English, it
615-2373: Is often mistakenly placed on the second, / s t ə ˈ f ɑː n oʊ / . People with the given name Stefano [ edit ] [REDACTED] This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items . ( April 2019 ) Stefano (wrestler) , ring name of Daniel Garcia Soto, professional wrestler Stefano Bertacco (1962–2020), Italian politician Stefano Bloch (born 1976), American author and professor Stefano Bonaccini (born 1967), Italian politician and regional president Stefano Borgia (1731–1804), Italian Cardinal, theologian, antiquarian, and historian Stefano Cagol (born 1969), Italian artist Stefano Casiraghi (1960–1990), Italian socialite Stefano Cavazzoni (1881–1951), Italian politician Stefano Černetić (born 1960), Italian royal pretender Stefano Erardi (1630–1716), Maltese painter Stefano Garris (born 1979), German basketball player Stefano Gualeni (born 1978), Italian game-designer Stefano Guazzo (1530–1593), Italian writer Stefano Langone (born 1989), singer, American Idol contestant, now known simply as Stefano Stefano Lilipaly (born 1990), Dutch-Indonesia footballer Stefano Lusignan (1537–1590), writer and Catholic priest Stefano Mei (born 1963), Italian long-distance runner Stefano Miele (born 1974), Italian DJ also known as Riva Starr Stefano Mori (born 1985), Filipino-Italian actor and singer Stefano Petitti (born 1953), Italian judge Stefano Pilati (born 1965), Italian fashion designer Stefano Pioli (born 1965), Italian football manager Stefano Podestà (born 1939), Italian academic and politician Stefano Righi (born 1960), Italian singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and actor Stefano Rosselli del Turco (1877–1947), Italian chess player Stefano Sensi (born 1995), Italian footballer Stefano Siglienti (1898–1971), Italian banker and politician Stefano Sturaro (born 1993), Italian footballer Stefano Trespidi (born 1970), Italian opera stage director Stefano Vukov (born 1987), Croatian tennis coach Stefano Raimondi (born 1998), Italian swimmer Middle name [ edit ] Antonio Stefano Benni (1880–1945), Italian entrepreneur and politician Fictional characters [ edit ] Stefano DiMera ,
656-423: Is sexual reproduction in isogamous species with two or more mating types with gametes of identical form and behavior (but different at the molecular level) to anisogamous species with gametes of male and female types to oogamous species in which the female gamete is very much larger than the male and has no ability to move. There is a good argument that this pattern was driven by the physical constraints on
697-445: Is true for many species of birds where the male displays more vibrant colors than the female, making them more noticeable to potential mates. These characteristics have evolved over time as a result of sexual selection, as males who exhibited these traits were more successful in attracting mates and passing on their genes. Stefano Sensi Stefano Sensi ( Italian pronunciation: [ˈsteːfano ˈsɛnsi] ; born 5 August 1995)
738-424: The 2017–18 season , he scored two goals in 17 league appearances. Sensi was a key player in the 2018–19 season under manager Roberto De Zerbi , making 30 appearances between league and cup, netting twice in the process. On 2 July 2019, Inter Milan officially announced that Stefano Sensi had been signed from Sassuolo on an initial paid loan deal, with an option to buy at the end of the season. The total cost of
779-587: The United States , held in Genk . On 26 March 2019, Sensi scored his first goal for the national team in a 6–0 home win over Liechtenstein in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying match. In June 2021, he was initially included in Italy's final 26-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020 by manager Roberto Mancini ; however, he was later ruled out of the tournament after sustaining an injury during training, and Matteo Pessina
820-653: The Y-chromosome, the SRY . The SRY activates Sox9 , which forms feedforward loops with FGF9 and PGD 2 in the gonads , allowing the levels of these genes to stay high enough in order to cause male development; for example, Fgf9 is responsible for development of the spermatic cords and the multiplication of Sertoli cells , both of which are crucial to male sexual development. The ZW sex-determination system , where males have ZZ (as opposed to ZW in females) sex chromosomes, may be found in birds and some insects (mostly butterflies and moths ) and other organisms. Members of
861-415: The club for a second loan. In his second match of the season, on 8 September, he was sent off in added time at the end of a 2–1 loss at Pontedera . He played 33 games in a season which ended with relegation to Serie D , scoring eight goals, including two in a 3–2 home win over L'Aquila on 14 February 2015, in which he was again sent off at the end. Sensi made his Cesena debut on 20 August 2015, playing
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#1732787608857902-630: The context of gender , such as for gender role or gender identity of a man or boy . For example, according to Merriam-Webster, "male" can refer to "having a gender identity that is the opposite of female". According to the Cambridge Dictionary, "male" can mean "belonging or relating to men". Male can also refer to a shape of connectors . Species that are divided into females and males are classified as gonochoric in animals, as dioecious in seed plants and as dioicous in cryptogams . Males can coexist with hermaphrodites,
943-690: The contract on loan with Cesena. He returned in Sassuolo in July 2016 ahead of 2016–17 season , making his Serie A debut by playing full 90 minutes in the opening championship match against Palermo , which ended in a 1–0 away win. His first top flight goal came later in October 2016 in a 2–1 home win over newly promoted side Crotone . Sensi concluded his first season at the Mapei Stadium by playing 19 matches in all competitions, scoring only once. In
984-464: The cross-bar, and was subsequently turned in by Nicolò Barella to tie the game. Starting from January, he picked a series of injuries that effectively ruled him out of the latter half of the 2019–20 season . On 31 August 2020, Inter exercised the buyout clause in his contract and Sensi signed a four-year deal with the club. On 29 January 2022, Sensi moved on loan to Sampdoria . On 2 July 2022, Sensi joined newly-promoted Serie A side Monza on
1025-425: The dominant individual in a group becomes female while the other ones are male. In many arthropods , sex is determined by infection with parasitic , endosymbiotic bacteria of the genus Wolbachia . The bacterium can only be transmitted via infected ova, and the presence of the obligate endoparasite may be required for female sexual viability. Male animals have evolved to use secondary sex characteristics as
1066-480: The edge of the penalty area to conclude a 2–0 win over Como at the Stadio Olimpico . On 16 March 2014, he was one of three Titani players sent off in a 2–0 defeat at Cremonese . He played 26 games in his first professional season, scoring another goal in the last game, a 2–2 home draw with Vicenza on 4 May. San Marino did not take up the option to sign Sensi permanently, but on 7 July 2014, he went to
1107-537: The entirety of their 4–1 win at Catania in the third round of the Coppa Italia. On 5 September, he made his league debut, as the team won 2–0 against Brescia at the Stadio Dino Manuzzi in the first game of the season . On 3 October he scored from a penalty as Cesena defeated Livorno 1–0. On 13 January 2016, Sensi was signed by Serie A club Sassuolo . He would spend the first 6 months of
1148-400: The female and male gamete-producing organisms and structures but also the structures of the sporophytes that give rise to male and female plants. The evolution of anisogamy led to the evolution of male and female function. Before the evolution of anisogamy, mating types in a species were isogamous : the same size and both could move, catalogued only as "+" or "-" types. In anisogamy,
1189-1891: The given name Stephen Greek Stephanos [REDACTED] Germanic Fitzstephen Steenson Steevens Stenson Stefan Stefanowitz (from Slavic) Stefansson Steffen Steffensen Stephan Stephans Stephen Stephens Stephensen Stephenson Stevens Stevenson Stinson Romance De Stefano DeStefano Di Stefano Distefano Esteves Estevez Estienne Étienne Ștefan Stefani Ștefănescu Stefano Stefanoni Slavic Stec Stefan Stefanik /Štefánik Stefanko Stefanov Stefanovski Stefanovsky Stefanovic Stefanowicz Stefanović Stefański Stepanovich Stepanović Stepan Stepankov Stepanov Stepanovsky / Štepanovský Stepanenko Stepanets Stepanchenko Stepančić Stepanchuk Stepanishchev Stepaniv Stepantsev Stepantsov Stepanyuk Stepashin Stepashkin Stepinac Stepun Stepushkin Stets Stetsenko Steshenko Stetskiv Stetsko Stevanović Stipančić Stipanovich Stjepanović Styopin Styopkin Štěch Štefan Štěpán Štěpánek Other Stepanovs Stepanyan Stepanyants Steponavičius See also [ edit ] San Stefano Santo Stefano (disambiguation) Stephan (given name) Stephano (disambiguation) Stephen Stefanoni Distefano Di Stefano References [ edit ] [REDACTED] Name list This page or section lists people that share
1230-479: The historical evidence favours "the conclusion of the French classical scholar Claude de Saumaise (Salmasius, 1588–1683)" that it is derived from θρ , the contraction of a Greek name for the planet Mars, which is Thouros . Borrowed from Old French masle , from Latin masculus ("masculine, male, worthy of a man"), diminutive of mās ("male person or animal, male"). In humans, the word male can be used in
1271-529: The insect order Hymenoptera , such as ants and bees , are often determined by haplodiploidy , where most males are haploid and females and some sterile males are diploid . However, fertile diploid males may still appear in some species, such as Cataglyphis cursor . In some species of reptiles, such as alligators , sex is determined by the temperature at which the egg is incubated. Other species, such as some snails , practice sex change: adults start out male, then become female. In tropical clown fish ,
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1312-773: The main villain in Days of Our Lives Stefano, the Italian sea lion in the 2012 comedy film Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted Stefano Valentini, major antagonist in The Evil Within 2 People with the surname Stefano [ edit ] Dario Stefano (born 1963), Italian politician Ippazio Stefano (born 1945), Italian politician Joey Stefano , stage name of American pornographic actor (a.k.a. Tony Stefano, 1968–1994), Nicholas Iacona Jr. Joseph Stefano (1922–2006), American screenwriter v t e Surnames associated with
1353-522: The male sex is the Mars symbol ♂, a circle with an arrow pointing northeast . The Unicode code-point is: The symbol is identical to the planetary symbol of Mars . It was first used to denote sex by Carl Linnaeus in 1751. The symbol is sometimes seen as a stylized representation of the shield and spear of the Roman god Mars . According to William T. Stearn , however, this derivation is "fanciful" and all
1394-494: The mating type is called a gamete. The male gamete is smaller than the female gamete, and usually mobile. Anisogamy remains poorly understood, as there is no fossil record of its emergence. Numerous theories exist as to why anisogamy emerged. Many share a common thread, in that larger female gametes are more likely to survive, and that smaller male gametes are more likely to find other gametes because they can travel faster. Current models often fail to account for why isogamy remains in
1435-560: The mechanisms by which two gametes get together as required for sexual reproduction . Accordingly, sex is defined across species by the type of gametes produced (i.e.: spermatozoa vs. ova) and differences between males and females in one lineage are not always predictive of differences in another. Male/female dimorphism between organisms or reproductive organs of different sexes is not limited to animals; male gametes are produced by chytrids , diatoms and land plants , among others. In land plants, female and male designate not only
1476-515: The operation is expected to reach €25 million. Sensi made his club debut on 26 August in a 4–0 home win against Lecce , in Inter's opening match of the 2019–20 Serie A season; he marked the occasion by scoring a goal, but later came off in the second half for Roberto Gagliardini . Sensi made his Champions League debut on 17 September in a 1–1 home draw against Slavia Prague ; he contributed to Inter's injury-time equaliser, as his free kick struck
1517-572: The production of sperm. For example, in some insects and fish, the male is smaller than the female. In seed plants, the sporophyte sex organ of a single organism includes both the male and female parts. In mammals, including humans, males are typically larger than females. This is often attributed to the need for male mammals to be physically stronger and more competitive in order to win mating opportunities. In humans specifically, males have more body hair and muscle mass than females. Birds often exhibit colorful plumage that attracts females. This
1558-670: The same given name or the same family name . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stefano&oldid=1242800268 " Categories : Given names Surnames Italian masculine given names Masculine given names Italian-language surnames Surnames of Italian origin Sammarinese given names Hidden categories: Pages with Italian IPA Incomplete lists from April 2019 Articles with short description Short description
1599-491: Was called up to the tournament in his place. A former offensive or central midfielder , with noted vision, good technique, and an eye for goal, Sensi now usually functions in a defensive or creative midfield role for his team. He often acts as a deep-lying playmaker in front of the back-line, due to his ball control, range of distribution, and long passing ability with both feet in spite of being naturally right-footed, which allows him to create chances for teammates; he
1640-532: Was loaned out to Inter Milan in summer 2019, and joined them on a permanent basis in the following year. Inter loaned him out to Sampdoria and Monza in 2022, with the latter team signing him on a permanent transfer in 2024. Born in Urbino in the Marche , Sensi started to play football with the local team Urbania at the age of six. During this time at the club, he played with his older brother. While at Urbania, he
1681-479: Was spotted by a Rimini scout, joining the youth team in 2007. He spent three years in Rimini, until the end of the 2009–10 season when the club bankrupted, releasing all the players. Sensi was taken by the youth academy of the local rivals Cesena . Sensi began his senior career with Cesena . He was first included in a matchday squad for their Coppa Italia fourth-round game on 28 November 2012, remaining unused in