Stellan is a masculine
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
used in
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...
. It means “peaceful one” or “calm” and has a
German origin. Although many think it is equivalent to Stelio used in
Italy, Stelian used in
Romania and Stelios in
Greece, all serving as masculine versions of the feminine name Stela which means star in Latin language, it is not proven.
People
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Stellan Bengtsson
Stellan Bengtsson (born 26 July 1952) is a Swedish former table tennis player. He became the first Swede to win the men's singles at the World Table Tennis Championships in 1971.Stellan Bojerud
Rolf ''Stellan'' Arno Bojerud (5 August 1944 – 19 July 2015) was a Swedish military historian and politician, representing the Sweden Democrats (SD) in the Riksdag.
Biography
Bojerud joined the Swedish army in the 1960s as a signal trooper. ...
(1944–2015), Swedish politician
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Stellan Brynell (born 1962), Swedish chess player
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Stellan Claësson (1886–1970), Swedish film producer
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Stellan Fagrell (1943–2022), Swedish officer
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Stellan Nilsson (1922–2003), Swedish football player
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Stellan Olsson (1936–2022), Swedish film director
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Stellan Österberg (born 1965), Swedish badminton player
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Stellan Rye (1880–1914), Danish film director
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Stellan Skarsgård (born 1951), Swedish actor
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Stellan Vinthagen (born 1964), Swedish sociologist
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Stellan Westerdahl (1935–2018), Swedish sailor
See also
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Stella (given name)
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Swedish masculine given names