Why does Steve Nash call himself Steve Nash?

If he went by Stephen someone might mistake him for a Canadian

Stephen is a Spanish name that means Steven in English. Steve is short for Steven. In addition, Steve Nash sounds more flashy than Stephen (Ste-fen) Nash.

Hope this helps.

Hey, you sucker, Stephen in Spanish is Esteban. And I am Manu, so dont mess with me, I'm from Argentina... But let me answer the question, Steve Nash, the Sun...omg, I'm scare now, sorry. Got to go to the bathroom.

It's a nickname. Some pronounce "Stephen" like "Steven." Steve is just short for Stephen.

Because Stephen is short for Steve and I don't think anybody really uses their middle name that much.

A lot of people go by nicknames, or shortened names. They just catch on. My full name is Christina, but I go by Chrissy. It's easier, and I've been called Chrissy since I was young.

By the way, Steve Nash's wife taught me in a basketball camp years and years ago, she was great!

Its short for Stephen.

Because back home every body calls him Steve,

so, why cant someone named stephen call himself steve?

really? that's something I didn't know.

I guess Stephen is short for Steve?