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Stian, a Norse Name With Some Interesting Facts and Known Persons Connected to It

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strongStian, a Norse Name With Some Interesting Facts and Known Persons Connected to Itstrong pThe boys name Stian stian is of Old Norse origin, and its meaning is voyager, pilgrim. The name is popular in Scandinavia. The differentsounding Stig is from the same source.br 13Stian has 3 variant forms Stig, Styg and Stygge. Stian is a male first name and a very rare surname. Stian is a short form of the Old Norse Stigandr wanderer, which is derived from the root stig step, mounting upwardbr 13There are found 87 Old Norse baby names for boys. br 13We know about 9 Voyager baby names for boys. Brendan and Ferdinand are popular Voyager baby names. Arvad, Beattie, Farold, Farr, Hernando, Stian and Viator are uncommon Voyager baby names. br 13There are 5 Pilgrim baby names found for boys. Christian, Miles and Palmer are popular Pilgrim baby names. Standish and Stian are uncommon Pilgrim baby names. br 13Stians name day is September 13th .br 13In the end of 1980s the name was used amongst 2 of male Norwegians were called Stian, this was the peak usage of this name. At the present around 0.5 of the male Norwegian population is called Stian.br 13Around 15.000 norwegians are called Stian at the moment.br 13Stian is known as a first name in Norway since the 12th century. The name is most used in Norway with Sweden and Denmark as the runner ups using this name. Rarely, but occationally we find the name used in other countries such as in the US.br 13Some known people called Stian. br 13Stian Lindaas Kristoffersen born December 24, 1976 in Porsgrunn, Norway is a heavy metal drummer. His main band is the progressive metal band Pagans Mind, who he helped form in 2000. br 13Stian has also played drums for Jorn Lande, Firewind, and Dimension F3H and is currently part of the project band Kinrick. br 13Nagash or Lex Icon born Stian Arnesen, May 7, 1978 is a Norwegian black metal musician. He plays guitar, bass, drums and keyboards. br 13He began writing music in 1992, together with Fafnir and Glaurung for a project called Troll. Fafnir and Glaurung soon left the band, but Nagash continued Troll as a solo project, playing guitar and keyboard. Wanting to be in a band and express himself on all levels, he founded the band Covenant together with Blackheart in 1993. However, after having released two albums, they had to change the name to The Kovenant due to a Swedish band already called Covenant. br 13Gaining a good reputation in the black metal scene, Nagash was recruited as bass player for Dimmu Borgir in 1996. In 1999, he left Dimmu Borgir to concentrate on his career with The Kovenant. At the same time, he changed his stage name to Lex Icon in order to reflect the artistic direction The Kovenant had taken. br 13In 2004, now known as Lex Icon, he teamed up with Shagrath and formed a new stoner rock band called Chrome Division. In this band he played drums. br 13Lex has reported that he was fired from Chrome Division and is now 100 dedicated working on the next Kovenant album. He also now currently reported to have joined one of his favorite bands, Crowhead. br 13He has also been involved in Nocturnal Breed as a session drummer, under the name of Rick Hellraiser and Carpe Tenebrum. br 13Stian Grimseth born July 24, 1972 is a worldknown weightlifter from Naustdal in Norway. He won the European Championship in 1996 and at some time held the 6th position in the world ranking. br 13He has competed many times in the Olympics, World Cup, European Cup, and in Norway. Stian Grimseth is currently retired. br 13Stian Aarstad is a Norwegian pianist and keyboard player best known for his fouryear 199397 stint with the black metal band Dimmu Borgir during which he played keyboards and synthesizers while engendering criticism and controversy for appearing onstage and performing in an infamous tophatandcape outfit reminiscent of Jack the Ripper, while wearing minimal corpse makeup. br 13Subsequent stories indicated that during his period with Dimmu Borgir, Stian Aarstad did not even listen to any metal sounds, preferring classical music instead. His departure from the band came as a result of unresolved issues regarding compulsory service in the Norwegian Army. In 1998 to 1999, he produced a demoEP for the unblack metal band Vaakevandring. br 13In the 2000s, Stian Aarstad had been the pianist for the band Enthrall, but left his regular position during the recording of the bands third album. Reports have mentioned that he has also performed as a session player and engineer for the band and, in 2007, has been working as a sound engineer. br 13Stian Aarstad adapted the melody Sorgens Kammer, the fourth song on the Stormblst album, from the Amiga game Agony.br br 13Stian Eckhoff, born 3 September 1979 in Trondheim, is a Norwegian biathlete. br 13Stian Carstensen born in 1971 at Eidsvoll is a multiinstrument musical virtuoso. br 13He started as an accordion player at the age of 9. He first learned from his father, and later from a classical player which he attended for 4 years. During this time he played in Norwegian tv, radio, festivals etc. He also toured in America, playing classical music. At the same time he was also into swing jazz, and his father who also played bass, played standard tunes with him. br 13When he was 15 he started to play electric guitar in a rock band. After a while he started to get back the interest for jazz again, and formed a trio with some local artists. He lived as a freelancer a year or so and then he began to study in the conservatory in Trondheim, jazz department with the guitar as a main instrument. During his two years of study in Trondheim 9193 he formed the group Farmers Market. Farmers Market was originally a free jazz quintet, until they one day found a note with a Bulgarian folk tune in 1116. This was a great experience for the boys,and they practiced day and night to be able to play this asymmetrical music. br 13After a while Stian bought a ticket to Bulgaria, and went around in the villages there to collect, and study the folk music there. The result of the tour was a live record with singers amp musicians from the famous Le mysteres des voix bulgares recorded at Molde international jazz festival in Norway. After this Stian was totally dedicated to the Bulgarian music. He toured a lot with musicians from Bulgaria, and Romania, and learned a lot from them. br 13Besides of being dedicated to this kind of music,he also took lessons in Composition, learned to play the 5string banjo in bluegrass style, played with various jazz groups bebop, and experimental with Jon Christensen and Bendik Hofseth to mention some. br 13In 97 Farmers Market made their second album with saxophonist Trifon Trifonov from Bulgaria. This was an extreme album with elements of many different styles and ideas from bluegrass in odd meters, To metallica like versions of traditional balkan tunes,and slick commercial music mixed with Stockhausen. The album got very good rewiews from many contemporary music magazines as well as rock,folk and jazz magazines in Europe. br 13In 1998 he was asked to write music for a Norwegian festival Vossajazz. He wrote some music and put together a band consisting of his colleague Jarle Vespestad one of the most talented young drummers in Norway which also play in Farmers Market, Django Bates from England, and Ernst Reijseger from Holland. The music was performed in April 98, with a great success. The choice of musicians was made by a careful hand, because they each had one thing in common they were into a lot of styles at the same time. The music was composed in a contemporary spirit, but contained elements from many different styles without being artificial. br 13This seems to be a highlight in S.C.s career, and he has been working a lot with that ensemble after this. Another highlight was his release of the new record Farmers Market on the German label Winter amp Winter, he toured Europe and Japan with this band in 2000. They got very good rewiews both on the album and the concert in magazines like The Wire, Rolling Stone etc. This year Farmers Market played at the worlds biggest jazz festival, the North Sea Jazz Festival in the Hague, Holland. br 13He also playes with Dutch cello player Ernst Reijseger. They work as a duo playing only self written stuff in various improvisational folk styles. br 13Last year he studied Bulgarian polyphony in Bulgaria, and rural American AfroCeltic music in the Appalachians, on a fee from the Norwegian cultural department. He is currently on a two year state fee to study Bulgarian traditional music. His instruments are Accordion, kaval Bulgarian flute, bagpipes, guitar, violin, mandolin amp banjo. br 13He recently recorded his solo album, with only his own compositions for Winter amp Winter ,it will be released in 26 countries! br 13Stian Piene Ohr born 4 January 1978 is a football midfielderattacker for Strmsgodset IF. He has formerly played for the clubs Hdd, Start, Vlerenga, Stabk and Molde. br 13Stian Johannsen is a Norwegian musician known under the stage name Occultus. He was briefly a vocalist and a bassist for the black metal band Mayhem. Occultus was in the band for a very short time in 1991 after the suicide of Dead Per Yngve Ohlin. br 13Stian Theting born 21 October 1976 is a Norwegian football defendermidfielder who currently plays for F.K. BodGlimt. br 13He joined BodGlimt in 2004 from Skeid, and stayed there even after their relegation from the Norwegian Premier League in 2005. br 13Stian Hole 1969, norwegian graphic designer, illustrator and childrens book writer br 13Stian Carstensen 1971, norwegian musician br 13Stian Bromark 1972, journalist, critics, translater and chief editor br 13Stian Heimlund Skjveland 1973, norwegian figurative painter br 13Stian M. Landgaard 1978, norwegian writer br 13Stian Barsnes Simonsen 1979, norwegian acter and TV host br 13Stian Srlie 1982, norwegian car sport driver br br 13Performing a Google search for Stian gives 1,990,000 hits in total.br 13Performing a Google search for StianAndre gives 830 hits in total.br 13Performing a Google search for StianAndre Kristoffersen gives 195 hits in total. br 13Performing a Google search like StianAndre Kristoffersen gives only 3 hits.br br p