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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 ...

. 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 Stian André Hinderson (born Stian André Arnesen, 7 May 1978), also known under the stage names Nagash and Lex Icon, is a Norwegian Heavy metal genres, metal musician. He plays guitar, bass, drums, keyboards and does vocals. He is primarily kno ...

, black metal musician * Stian Barsnes Simonsen, actor *

Stian Berget Stian Berget (born 2 June 1977) is a retired Norway, Norwegian football (soccer), footballer. He hails from Rena, Norway, Rena and played for Hamarkameratene, Ham-Kam from 1996 to 1999, then Lillestrøm SK before joining Nybergsund IL ahead of ...

, 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 painter

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