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Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...

. It is the modern form of the Old Norse name ''Stígandr'', which means "wanderer". Another translation given is "swift on his feet".Stigand in Domesday book
/ref> Another modern derivation of the Old Norse is the name Stig. Notable men named Stian include: * Stian Aarstad, pianist * Stian Arnesen, black metal musician *

Stian Barsnes Simonsen Stian Barsnes-Simonsen (born 20 April 1979, in Bergen) is a Norwegian actor and television host of '' Amigo'', '' Midt i smørøyet'' and ''Melodi Grand Prix''. Filmography Television ;Presenter *''De ukjente'' (2009) *''Gullruten'' (2006) *''M ...

, actor * Stian Berget, footballer * Stian Carstensen, jazz and folk musician * Stian Eckhoff, biathlete * Stian Grimseth, weightlifter * Stian Hole, graphic designer and children's author * Stian Kvarstad, ski jumper * Stian Lind Halvorsen, football defender *Stian Kristoffersen,

Pagan's Mind Pagan's Mind is a progressive metal band from Skien, Norway. They have released five studio albums, and the current line-up only features original members. Biography Founded in 2000 from the band Silverspoon by Nils K. Rue, Thorstein Aaby, and St ...

drummer * Stian Ohr, football midfielder * Stian Ringstad, football defender * Stian Sivertzen, snowboarder * Stian Theting, football defender *

Stian Thoresen Stian Tomt Thoresen (born 18 November 1976),Shagrath
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, musician * Stian Vatne, handball player * Stian Westerhus, jazz guitarist * Stian Heimlund Skjæveland, figurative painter

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