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Stian
Stian [pronounce: Steejjań] is a given name for males, originating from Norway. It is the modern form of the Old Norse name ''Stígandr'', which means "wanderer". Another translation given is "swift on his feet". Another modern derivation of the Old Norse is the name Stig (given name), Stig. Notable men named Stian include: *Stian Aarstad, pianist *Stian Arnesen, black metal musician *Stian Barsnes Simonsen, actor *Stian Berget, footballer *Stian Carstensen, jazz and folk musician *Stian Eckhoff, biathlete *Stian Grimseth, weightlifter *Stian Hoid, epic gamer *Stian Hole, graphic designer and children's author *Stian Kvarstad, ski jumper *Stian Lind Halvorsen, football defender *Stian Kristoffersen, Pagan's Mind drummer *Stian Ohr, football midfielder *Stian Ringstad, football defender *Stian Sivertzen, snowboarder *Stian Theting, football defender *Stian Thoresen, musician *Stian Vatne, handball player *Stian Westerhus, jazz guitarist *Stian Heimlund Skjæveland, figurative pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a Dependencies of Norway, dependency, and not a part of the Kingdom; Norway also Territorial claims in Antarctica, claims the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. Norway has a population of 5.6 million. Its capital and largest city is Oslo. The country has a total area of . The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden, and is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast. Norway has an extensive coastline facing the Skagerrak strait, the North Atlantic Ocean, and the Barents Sea. The unified kingdom of Norway was established in 872 as a merger of Petty kingdoms of Norway, petty kingdoms and has existed continuously for years. From 1537 to 1814, Norway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masculine Given Names
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 family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A '' Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. In Western culture, the idioms "" and "being on first-name terms" refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or ''gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A ''Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. In Western culture, the idioms "" and "being on first-name terms" refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or Gentile name, ''gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 played a total of 239 matches and scored 27 goals in Tippeligaen. He also spent time on loan with Hødd and ended his career with the First Division side Mjøndalen. Club career Ohr was born in Bergen, where he lived the first couple of years before he moved to Molde. Having grown up in Molde, Ohr started his career in the local club Molde FK and made his debut in Tippeligaen when he replaced Ole Bjørn Sundgot in the match against Kongsvinger on 17 August 1996. He also won the Norwegian Youth Cup with Molde in 1996 and 1997. Ohr made his break-through ahead of the 1997 season, at same time as the other local youngsters, Thomas Mork and Anders Hasselgård, and the trio got the nickname '. Ohr didn't play much for Molde in the 1999 se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stian Carstensen
Stian Carstensen (born 5 January 1971) is a Norwegian multi-instrumentalist musician, entertainer and with Jarle Vespestad (drums) and Nils-Olav Johansen (vocal and guitar), central member of the Balkan-jazz orchestra Farmers Market. Biography Carstensen was born in Eidsvoll and began playing the accordion at the age of nine. He first learned from his father, and later from a classical player which he attended for four years. During this time he played in Norwegian TV, radio, festivals etc. He also toured in America, playing classical music. At the same time he was into swing jazz, and played standard tunes with his father, who was also a bass player. When Carstensen was 15 he started to play electric guitar in a rock band. After a while he resumed his interest in jazz and formed a trio with some local artists. He went freelance for a year or so and then he began to study in the Jazz Program at the Trondheim Musikkonservatorium, with the guitar as a main instrument. During his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, and Ingar Zach. Career Westerhus holds a bachelor in jazz from Middlesex University under Stuart Hall, and a master from the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium, (NTNU, 2005). He was first recognised by a broader audience within the experimental jazz band Puma, with whom he released four albums. The soloalbum ''Pitch Black Star Spangled'' (2010) on Rune Grammofon got some attention in reviews. The album ''Didymoi Dreams'' (2012) is his debut as a duo with experimental jazz singer Sidsel Endresen, a meeting of experience insane guitar rhythms with a gibberish vocal world. They have been of great inspiration to new experimental Norwegian musicians like Natalie Sandtorv and Torgeir Standal in The Jist duo. Gallery Image:St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stian Grimseth
Stian Grimseth (born 24 July 1972) is a Norwegian former weightlifter from Naustdal. He won the gold medal in snatch at the European Championships in 1996 and 1997, and the bronze medal in total at the latter. Grimseth won twelve consecutive gold medals at the Norwegian Championship from 1993 to 2004, and two additional national gold medals in 2007 and 2008. He is a two-time Olympian and competed at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics in the +108 kg event and the 2004 Athens Olympics in the +105 kg event. Grimseth retired in 2008. He was elected President of the Norwegian Weightlifting Federation in 2019. In September 2000, Grimseth tested positive for the banned substance nandrolone and missed the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He later served a six month national and 15 month international suspension. Analyses showed that the substance came from the supplement Ribose and Grimseth filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer Universal Nutrition in 2002 that was settled A settler or a colonist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 light and darkness (chiaroscuro). Life and work He has formal background from Kunstskolen i Bergen (The Art School in Bergen), Merkantilt Institutt (MI) i Bergen, and Tegne-og maleskolen i Bergen (Bergen Drawing and Painting School), Norway. After finishing formal education he independently studied the old masters such as Leonardo da Vinci, Titian, Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Johannes Vermeer, Diego Velázquez, Goya and J. M. W. Turner. Within a Norwegian context the mystical landscape visions created by Lars Hertervig has been closely examined. As a creator of pictorials Stian has performed for the last 20 years, and has been purchased by Mayor`s office and Council chambers municipality of Strand, Norway. The artist has in recent years simp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stian Thoresen
Stian Tomt Thoresen (born 18 November 1976),Shagrath at Encyclopaedia Metallum known professionally as Shagrath, is a Norwegian musician. He is the vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and a founding member of the band and Also, founding member, rhythm guitarist and bassist of . Biography Stian Thoresen was born on 18 November 1976 in |
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 boardercross, is a snowboard competition in which four to six competitors race down a course. Snowboard cross courses are typically quite narrow and include camber angle, cambered turns, various types of jumps, ber ..., where he collected all of his 4180 points. He took his first victory in a World Cup event in September 2007, and has four podiums so far. References FIS bioX Games bioWSF bio External links * * 1989 births Living people Norwegian male snowboarders Sportspeople from Kongsberg Snowboarders at the 2010 Winter Olympics Snowboarders at the 2014 Winter Olympics Olympic snowboarders for Norway Kongsberg IF X Games competitors 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-snowboarding-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 recognition. His book ''Garmann's Summer'' earned him an Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award in 2009. In 2009, he won the Nordic Children's Book Prize The Nordic Children's Book Prize (Danish: Nordisk Skolebibliotekarforenings Børnebogspris also called Nordisk Børnebogspris) is a children's literary prize which was established in 1985 by the Nordic Association of School Librarians (Nordisk Skole .... References External links A Conversation with Norwegian Author-Illustrator, Stian Hole (2014)* Norwegian children's book illustrators Norwegian children's writers Living people 1969 births Writers from Tønsberg {{illustrator-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 brought into the senior squad of Eidsvold Turn for the 2007 season. He could have made his debut in 2006, but the Football Association of Norway refused, citing that he was too young. After the 2008 season he joined regional greats Lillestrøm. He played in the 2009 La Manga Cup, and made his Norwegian Premier League debut against Aalesunds FK Aalesunds Fotballklubb, commonly known as Aalesund or AaFK, is a Norwegian professional association football, football club from the town of Ålesund (town), Ålesund, that competes in the Norwegian first division, the second tier of the Norwegi ... in April 2009, in a 2-3 away loss. Career statistics Club References External links Ringstad stats in Altom Football External links * 1991 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
