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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 Stian Aarstad is a Norwegian pianist and keyboard player best known for his four-year (1993–1997) stint with the symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir during which he played keyboards and synthesizers Dimmu Borgir's second album Stormblå ...

, 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 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) *'' ...

, 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 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 ...

, 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 nat ...

, biathlete * Stian Grimseth, weightlifter *Stian Hoid, epic gamer * Stian Hole, 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 o ...

, ski jumper *

Stian Lind Halvorsen Stian Lind Halvorsen (born 3 March 1975) is a retired Norwegian football defender. He played 18 matches for Strømsgodset Toppfotball in the Norwegian Premier League Eliteserien () is a professional association football league in Norway ...

, 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 feature only 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 ...

, 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 boarder ...

, snowboarder *

Stian Theting Stian Lyngheim Theting (born 21 October 1976) is a former Norwegian football defender/midfielder. He joined FK Bodø/Glimt Fotballklubben Bodø/Glimt (), also referred to as Bodø/Glimt or its former name Glimt, is a Norwegian professiona ...

, football defender *

Stian Thoresen Stian Tomt Thoresen (born 18 November 1976),Shagrath
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, musician *

Stian Vatne Stian Vatne (born 10 May 1974) is a Norwegian former handball player. He started his club career in Molde HK, and later played for Stavanger IF in Norway, Kadetten Schaffhausen in Switzerland, Ademar León, Algeciras BM and CAI BM Aragón in ...

, 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 betwee ...

, figurative painter

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