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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, 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 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, 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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