Stoyan () is a
Bulgarian name derived from the verb ''stoya'' (''стоя'' – to stand). The variant
Stoian also appears in
Serbian
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* Pertaining to Serbia in Southeast Europe; in particular
**Serbs, a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans
** Serbian language
** Serbian culture
**Demographics of Serbia, includes other ethnic groups within the co ...
,
Romanian
Romanian may refer to:
*anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania
**Romanians, an ethnic group
**Romanian language, a Romance language
***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language
**Romanian cuisine, traditional ...
,
and in northern
Greece
Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th ...
as Stogiannis (
Greek
Greek may refer to:
Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe:
*Greeks, an ethnic group
*Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family
**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...
: Στογιάννης).
Given name
*Stoyan Stoyanov (b. 1995), Bulgarian Mechanical Engineer
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Stoyan Abrashev
Stoyan Abrashev (; born 12 January 1988) is a retired Bulgarian footballer. Before his retirement on January 18, 2011, Abrashev played for FC Sportist Svoge
FC Sportist () is a Bulgarian football club based in Svoge, which currently compe ...
(b. 1988), Bulgarian footballer
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Stoyan Alexandrov (1949–2020), Bulgarian economist
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Stoyan Apostolov (b. 1946), Bulgarian wrestler
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Stoyan Balov (b. 1960), Bulgarian wrestler
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Stoyan Danev
Stoyan Petrov Danev () (28 January 1858 – 30 July 1949) was a leading Bulgarian liberal politician and twice Prime Minister.
A legal graduate of both the University of Heidelberg and the University of Paris, Danev served in a number of Min ...
(1858–1949), Bulgarian liberal politician and twice Prime Minister
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Stoyan Deltchev (b. 1959), Bulgarian gymnast
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Stoyan Gadev (1931–1999), Bulgarian actor
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Stoyan Ganev (1955–2013), Bulgarian diplomat and politician
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Stoyan Gunchev (b. 1958), Bulgarian volleyball player
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Stoyan Georgiev (b. 1986), Bulgarian footballer
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Stoyan N. Karastoyanoff, American architect
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Stoyan Kitov
Stoyan Kirilov Kitov (; born 27 August 1938) is a retired Bulgarian footballer who represented his country at the 1962 and 1966 FIFA World Cups. He played as a midfielder and was a player at Spartak Sofia from 1959 until 1966. He also represen ...
(b. 1938), Bulgarian footballer
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Stoyan Kolev (b. 1976), Bulgarian goalkeeper
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Stoyan Nikolov (b. 1949), Bulgarian wrestler
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Stoyan Mihaylovski (1856–1927), Bulgarian writer
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Stoyan Stoyanov Mihaylovski (1812–1875), Bulgarian cleric
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Stoyan Ormandzhiev
Stoyan Ormandzhiev (; 10 January 1920 – 10 October 2006) was a Bulgarian footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, ...
(1920–2006), Bulgarian footballer and manager
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Stoyan Petkov, Bulgarian prelate
*Stoyan Petrov, Bulgarian photographer
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Stoyan Predev (b. 1993), Bulgarian footballer
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Stoyan Radev, Bulgarian film and theatre director
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Stoyan Stavrev (b. 1975), Bulgarian goalkeeper
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Stoyan Stefanov
Stoyan Stefanov (; born 28 July 1983) is a Bulgarian former footballer who played as a midfielder
In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the midd ...
(b. 1983), Bulgarian footballer
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Stoyan Stoyanov
Stoyan Iliev Stoyanov (; 12 March 1913 – 13 March 1997) was the highest scoring Bulgarian fighter ace of the Bulgarian Air Force, Royal Bulgarian Air Force in World War II with 15 victories.
Early life
Stoyan Stoyanov was born 12 March 191 ...
(1913–1994), Bulgarian fighter pilot
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Stoyan Yankoulov (b. 1966), Bulgarian drummer
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Stoyan Yordanov
Stoyan Ivanov Yordanov (; born 29 January 1944) is a Bulgarian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
At international level, Yordanov represented the Bulgaria national team on 25 occasions between 1968 and 1975, and participated at th ...
(b. 1944), Bulgarian goalkeeper
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Stoyan Zagorchinov 1889–1969, Bulgarian writer
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Stoyan Zaimov
Stoyan Stoyanov Zaimov ( Bulgarian: Стоян Стоянов Заимов; 12 August 1853 – 9 September 1932) was a Bulgarian educator, writer and revolutionary; closely associated with the April Uprising.
Biography
In the late 1860s, whil ...
(1853–1932), Bulgarian revolutionary
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Stoyan Zlatev (b. 1954), Bulgarian pentathlete
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Stojan Todorchev
Stoyan Todorchev (Bulgarian language, Bulgarian: Стоян Тодорчев; born 27 October 1984) is a Bulgarians, Bulgarian strongman (strength athlete), strongman competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition.
Strongman ca ...
(b. 1984), Bulgarian strongman
Surname
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Denys Stoyan, Ukrainian football defender
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Dietrich Stoyan, German mathematician and statistician
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Maksym Stoyan (1980–), Ukrainian footballer
See also
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Stoyanov Stoyanov (), feminine Stoyanova () is a Bulgarian surname. Sometimes, when abroad, the spelling is changed, for instance, to Stoianov or Estoyanoff.
Notable people with the surname include:
Stoyanov
* Aleksandar Stoyanov (born 1986), Bulgarian f ...
*
Stojan
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Stojanov Stojanov is a Bulgarian and Macedonian surname, often a corresponding to (), with feminine form Stojanova (). It may also be used for , which is otherwise transliterated as Stoyanov, Stoyanova. Notable people with the surname include:
* Alek Stoja ...
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Ilias Stogiannis
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Stoyan Bachvarov Dramatic Theatre, a theatre in Varna
References
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Bulgarian masculine given names
Masculine given names
Slavic masculine given names