Staffan is a Swedish form of
Stephen
Stephen or Steven is a common English first name. It is particularly significant to Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; h ...
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attested since 1330.
It may refer to:
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Staffan Anger (born 1943), Swedish politician of the Moderate Party
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Staffan Appelros (born 1950), Swedish politician of the Moderate Party
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Staffan Danielsson (born 1947), Swedish Centre Party politician, member of the Riksdag since 2004
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Staffan de Mistura (born 1947), long-serving Italian-Swedish diplomat
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Staffan Götestam (born 1952), Swedish actor and director
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Staffan Göthe (born 1944), Swedish playwright, actor, and director
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Staffan Kihlbom (born 1962), Swedish actor, who appeared in the 2000 film ''The Beach''
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Staffan Kronwall (born 1983), professional ice hockey defenceman
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Staffan Olsson
Erik Staffan Olsson (born 26 March 1964) is a Swedish handball coach and former player. Olsson, who always played with no 13, was a left-handed right backcourt player with one of the most feared shots of all the elite players. Later in his care ...
(born 1964), retired Swedish handball player and Swedish national coach
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Staffan Skott (born 1943), Swedish journalist, author and translator
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Staffan Strand (born 1976), Swedish former high jumper
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Staffan Tällberg (born 1970), Swedish former ski jumper
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Staffan Tapper (born 1948), former footballer from Sweden
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Staffan Tunis (born 1982), Finnish ski-orienteering competitor
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Staffan Valdemar Holm (born 1958), Swedish theatre director
*, Swedish 11th-century apostle due to whom the name is associated with
Hälsingland
Hälsingland (), sometimes referred to as Helsingia in English, is a historical province or ''landskap'' in central Sweden. It borders Gästrikland, Dalarna, Härjedalen, Medelpad and the Gulf of Bothnia. It is part of the land of Norrland. ...
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See also
* Staffan Sasses Gränd (Swedish: Alley of Staffan Sasse), a blind alley in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden
*Staffa
Staffa ( gd, Stafa, , from the Old Norse for stave or pillar island) is an island of the Inner Hebrides in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The Vikings gave it this name as its columnar basalt reminded them of their houses, which were built from ver ...
, island off the west coast of Scotland
* Staffin, village on the island of Skye, Scotland
References
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Swedish masculine given names