Stoyan (
Bulgarian): Стоян is a
Bulgarian name derived from the verb ''Stoya'' (Стоя, to stand). The variant
Stoian Stoian is a Romanian surname derived from the Bulgarian Stoyan. Notable people with the name include:
Surname:
*Adrian Stoian (born 1991), Romanian footballer
* Daniel Stoian (born 1967), Romanian sprint canoer
* Florin Stoian (born 1971), Romanian ...
also appears in
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, traditiona ...
,
Originea numelui Stoian
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as Stogiannis (Greek
Greek may refer to:
Greece
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 ...
: Στογιάννης).
Given name
*Stoyan Stoyanov (b. 1995), Bulgarian Mechanical Engineer
* Stoyan Abrashev (b. 1988), Bulgarian footballer
* Stoyan Alexandrov (1949–2020), Bulgarian economist
*Stoyan Apostolov
Stoyan Apostolov (born 10 April 1946) is a Bulgarian former wrestler who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known ...
(b. 1946), Bulgarian wrestler
* Stoyan Balov (b. 1960), Bulgarian wrestler
*Stoyan Danev
Stoyan Petrov Danev ( bg, Стоян Петров Данев) (28 January 1858, in Şumnu, Ottoman Empire (today Shumen) – 30 July 1949) was a leading Bulgarian liberal politician and twice Prime Minister.
A legal graduate of both the Uni ...
(1858–1949), Bulgarian liberal politician and twice Prime Minister
* Stoyan Deltchev (b. 1959), Bulgarian gymnast
* Stoyan Gadev (1931–1999), Bulgarian actor
*Stoyan Ganev
Stoyan Ganev ( Bulgarian: Стоян Ганев; July 23, 1955 – July 1, 2013) was a UN official, Bulgarian diplomat (foreign minister), politician ( Union of Democratic Forces) and jurist.
Early life
Ganev was born in Pazardzhik. He gra ...
(1955–2013), Bulgarian diplomat and politician
*Stoyan Gunchev
Stoyan Gunchev ( bg, Стоян Гунчев, born February 11, 1958) is a Bulgarian former volleyball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, L ...
(b. 1958), Bulgarian volleyball player
*Stoyan Georgiev
Stoyan Georgiev ( bg, Стоян Георгиев; born 18 September 1986, in Sofia) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a defender for Balkan Botevgrad.
Career
Georgiev was born in Sofia
Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the ...
(b. 1986), Bulgarian footballer
* Stoyan N. Karastoyanoff, American architect
*Stoyan Kitov
Stoyan Kirilov Kitov ( bg, Стоян Кирилов Китов; 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 Sofi ...
(b. 1938), Bulgarian footballer
*Stoyan Kolev
Stoyan Kolev ( bg, Стоян Колев; born 3 February 1976, in Sliven) is a former Bulgarian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently a goalkeeper coach at CSKA Sofia.
Career
In summer of 2001 Kolev joined CSKA Sofia and was l ...
(b. 1976), Bulgarian goalkeeper
* Stoyan Nikolov (b. 1949), Bulgarian wrestler
* Stoyan Mihaylovski (1856–1927), Bulgarian writer
*Stoyan Stoyanov Mihaylovski
Hilarion of Makariopolis ( ''Ilarion Makariopolski'', el, Ιλαρίων Μακαριουπόλεως, born Stoyan Stoyanov Mihaylovski, bg, Стоян Стоянов Михайловски; 1812–1875) was a 19th-century Bulgarian cleric and ...
(1812–1875), Bulgarian cleric
* Stoyan Ormandzhiev (1920–2006), Bulgarian footballer and manager
*Stoyan Petkov
Stoyan Petkov (born 9 June 1935) is a Bulgarian boxer. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympi ...
, Bulgarian prelate
* Stoyan Predev (b. 1993), Bulgarian footballer
* Stoyan Radev, Bulgarian film and theatre director
* Stoyan Stavrev (b. 1975), Bulgarian goalkeeper
* Stoyan Stefanov (b. 1983), Bulgarian footballer
* Stoyan Stoyanov (1913–1994), Bulgarian fighter pilot
*Stoyan Todorov
Stoyan Todorov ( Bulgarian: Стоян Тодоров; born 9 August 1982) is a Bulgarian retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an ...
(b. 1982), Bulgarian footballer
* Stoyan Yankulov (b. 1966), Bulgarian drummer
*Stoyan Yordanov
Stoyan Ivanov Yordanov ( bg, Cтоян Иванов Йорданов; born 29 January 1944, in Sofia) is a former Bulgarian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
At international level, Yordanov represented the Bulgarian national team on 25 oc ...
(b. 1944), Bulgarian goalkeeper
* Stoyan Zagorchinov 1889–1969, Bulgarian writer
*Stoyan Zaimov
Stoyan Stoyanov Zaimov (Bulgarian:Стоян Стоянов Заимов; 1853-1932) was a Bulgarian educator, writer and revolutionary; closely associated with the April Uprising.
Biography
In the late 1860s, while studying at a school in Sta ...
(1853–1932), Bulgarian revolutionary
*Stoyan Zlatev
Stoyan Zlatev ( bg, Стоян Златев, born 2 August 1954) is a Bulgarian modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Righ ...
(b. 1954), Bulgarian pentathlete
* Stojan Todorchev (b. 1984), Bulgarian strongman
*Stoyan Deyanov Petrov Stoyan (Bulgarian): Стоян is a Bulgarian name derived from the verb ''Stoya'' (Стоя, to stand). The variant Stoian also appears in Romanian, and in northern Greece as Stogiannis ( Greek: Στογιάννης).
Given name
*Stoyan Stoyanov ...
(b. 1999), Bulgarian Rapper
Surname
* Denys Stoyan, Ukrainian football defender
* Dietrich Stoyan, German mathematician and statistician
*Maksym Stoyan
Maksym Stoyan (born 19 August 1980) is a Ukrainian former 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, American football ...
(1980–), Ukrainian footballer
See also
*Stoyanov Stoyanov ( bg, Стоянов), feminine Stoyanova ( bg, Стоянова) is a Bulgarian surname. Sometimes, when abroad, the spelling is changed, for instance, to Stoianov or Estoyanoff.
A migration of Jewish families with the name Stoyanov/Stoia ...
*Stojan Stojan () is a masculine given name of Slavic origin.
Notable people with the name include:
*Stojan Gjuroski (born 1991), basketball player
*Stojan Andov (born 1935), politician
*Stojan Aralica (1883–1980), painter
*Stojan Čupić (1765–1815), ...
*Stojanov Stojanov is a Bulgarian and Macedonian surname, often a corresponding to ( mk, Стојанов), with feminine form Stojanova ( mk, Стојанова). It may also be used for bg, Стоянов, Стоянова, which is otherwise transliterate ...
* Ilias Stogiannis
* Stoyan Bachvarov Dramatic Theatre, a theatre in Varna
References
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Bulgarian masculine given names
Slavic masculine given names