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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 t ...

. 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 Stian Aarstad is a Norwegian pianist and keyboard player best known for his four-year (1993–1997) stint with the black metal band Dimmu Borgir during which he played keyboards and synthesizers while engendering criticism and controversy for ap ...

, pianist *

Stian Arnesen Nagash or Lex Icon (real name Stian André Hinderson; born Stian André Arnesen, 7 May 1978) is a Norwegian black metal musician. He plays guitar, bass, drums, keyboards and does vocals. Biography Nagash began writing music in 1992, together wi ...

, black metal musician * Stian Barsnes Simonsen, actor *

Stian Berget Stian Berget (born 2 June 1977) is a retired Norwegian footballer. He hails from Rena and played for Ham-Kam from 1996 to 1999, then Lillestrøm SK before joining Nybergsund IL ahead of the 2005 season. He signed for Flisa IL ahead of the 2008 ...

, footballer *

Stian Carstensen Stian Carstensen (born 5 January 1971) is a multi-instrument Norwegian musician, entertainer and with Jarle Vespestad (drums) and Nils-Olav Johansen (vocal and guitar), central members of the Balkan-jazz orchestra Farmers market. Biography Ca ...

, jazz and folk musician *

Stian Eckhoff Stian Kampenhaug Eckhoff (born 3 September 1979) is a former Norwegian biathlete. He has 2 World Cup victories and in the 2004–05 season, Eckhoff placed tenth overall. Since his retirement he has become involved in coaching the Norwegian natio ...

, biathlete *

Stian Grimseth Stian Grimseth (born 24 July 1972) is a weightlifter from Naustdal in Norway. He won the European Championship in 1996 and at some time held the 6th position in the world ranking. He competed twice in the Olympics (1996 and 2004), World Cup, Europ ...

, weightlifter *

Stian Hole Stian Hole (born 20 March 1969, in Tønsberg, Norway) is a Norwegian graphic designer, illustrator and writer of children's books. Biography He has made numerous book covers and four picture books which have gained national and international ...

, graphic designer and children's author *

Stian Kvarstad Stian Kvarstad (born 25 January 1973) is a retired Norwegian ski jumper. In the World Cup he finished once among the top 10, with a seventh place from Vikersund Vikersund is a town of 3,232 (in 2020) inhabitants in the municipality capital of ...

, ski jumper *

Stian Lind Halvorsen Stian Lind Halvorsen (born 3 March 1975) is a retired Norwegian football defender. His latest club was Bærum SK, and he has most notably played professionally with Strømsgodset IF, including 19 matches in the Norwegian Premier League Elit ...

, 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 Stian Ohr (born 4 January 1978) is a former Norwegian footballer who played as a midfielder for several clubs in Tippeligaen. He was also capped once for Norway in 2006. While playing for Molde, Start, Vålerenga, Stabæk and Strømsgodset, he ...

, football midfielder *

Stian Ringstad Stian Lunder Ringstad (born 29 August 1991) is a Norwegian football defender who currently plays for Ullensaker/Kisa. He has previously played for Lillestrøm and Eidsvold Turn. He hails from the tiny village Bodding near Haga, Nes, and was br ...

, football defender *

Stian Sivertzen Stian Sivertzen (born 28 March 1989) is a Norwegian snowboarder. He represents Kongsberg IF. He placed eighth overall in the 2007-08 Snowboarding World Cup, and second in his special event boardercross Snowboard cross, also known as boarderc ...

, snowboarder *

Stian Theting Stian Lyngheim Theting (born 21 October 1976) is a Norwegian football defender/midfielder who plays for Sandnessjøen. He joined FK Bodø/Glimt Fotballklubben Bodø/Glimt () is a Norwegian professional football club from the town of Bodø ...

, football defender * Stian Thoresen, musician *

Stian Vatne Stian Vatne (born 10 May 1974) is a Norwegian handball player, currently playing for the German club Füchse Berlin. He started his club career in Molde HK, and later played for Stavanger IF, Kadetten Schaffhausen, Ademar León, Algeciras BM ...

, handball player *

Stian Westerhus Stian Westerhus (born 2 April 1979) is a Norwegian guitarist known for his experimental style, explored with keyboardist Øystein Moen in the bands Jaga Jazzist and Puma and with Sidsel Endresen, Nils Petter Molvær, Arve Henriksen, Jan Bang, a ...

, jazz guitarist *

Stian Heimlund Skjæveland Stian Heimlund Skjæveland (born November 19, 1973 in Stavanger) is a Norwegian representational painter and sculptor in the figurative tradition who also draws in black and white. He is inspired by the horizon, geometry and the tension between ...

, figurative painter

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{{reflist Norwegian masculine given names