{{Short description|Male given name}} {{Infobox Given Name Revised | name = Stian | image= | imagesize= | caption= | pronunciation= | gender = Male | meaning = Wanderer, swift on his feet | region = | language = Norwegian | origin = | related names = Stig | footnotes = }}
'''Stian''' [pronounce: Steejjań] is a given name for males,<ref name="stian1">{{cite web|url=http://www.behindthename.com/name/stian|title=Behind the Name: Meaning, origin and history of the name Stian|author=Mike Campbell|work=Behind the Name}}</ref> originating from Norway.<ref name="quick">{{cite web|url=http://www.babynamescountry.com/meanings/Stian.html|title=Origin and Meaning of Stian - Baby Boy Name Stian|publisher=}}</ref> It is the modern form of the Old Norse name ''Stígandr'',<ref name="stigandr">{{cite web|url=http://www.behindthename.com/name/sti10gandr|title=Behind the Name: Meaning, origin and history of the name Stígandr|author=Mike Campbell|work=Behind the Name}}</ref> which means "wanderer".<ref name="stian2">{{cite web|url=http://www.babynames.com/name/STIAN|title=Stian - Origin and Meaning of the name Stian at BabyNames.com|publisher=}}</ref> Another translation given is "swift on his feet".<ref name="Stigand in Domesday book">[http://domesday.pase.ac.uk/Domesday?op=5&nameinfo_id=2203 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, black metal musician *Stian Barsnes Simonsen, actor *Stian Berget, footballer *Stian Carstensen, jazz and folk musician *Stian Eckhoff, biathlete *Stian Grimseth, weightlifter *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 Storbukås, politician *Stian Theting, football defender *Stian Thoresen, musician *Stian Vatne, handball player *Stian Westerhus, jazz guitarist *Stian Heimlund Skjæveland, figurative painter
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Category:Masculine given names Category:Norwegian masculine given names