The Name Stig - Its Meaning and Use Around the World

Stig, a boy's name originally comes from theStig Dalager, Danish writer
norse times, from the name Stigr.This is a shortStig Fredriksson, former Swedish footballer
for the name Stígandr which means theStig Guldberg, founder of the Guldberg-Plan
wanderer. Names day is September 13th. StianStig Gælok, Sami poet
has the same origin and meaning as Stig.Stig Roar Husby, former Norwegian athlete
Its use in Scandinavia really became popular afterStig Guldberg, Danish officer and educationalist
WW2 and in the 60s and 70s its peak popularityStig Johansen, Norwegian footballer
became apparent. In this period as much as up toStig Johansen, a member of the band The Sins of
1 % of the male babies were called Stig, eitherThy Beloved
alone or with a middle name affixed to it.Stig Järrel, Swedish actor, film director and
The name is also used on a mountain range in therevue artist
nortwestern part of Ukraine, Gora Stig as theyStig Lindberg, Swedish designer
call it in Ukraine. This part of Ukraine exhibits thePer Stig Møller, Danish politician
most beautiful alpine landscape and is very popularStig O'Hara, a member of the fictional band The
amongst skiers of all ages.Rutles
Stig, is the name of a region in eastern Serbia asStig Olin, Swedish actor, theatre director and
well, so the name has made some geographicalsongwriter
impact, and one can begin to wonder what theStig Saeterbakken, Norwegian author
reason for this is.Stig Strand, Swedish skier
We will explore more into the meaning of theStig Strömholm, Swedish legal scholar
name Stig in both Ukrainian and Serbian to findStig Synnergren, Swedish general
out more about this. This will be covered in theStig Tøfting, Danish footballer
next article about the name Stig.Stig Vilhelmson, Swedish businessman
Another use of the name became really visualStig Wennerström, a colonel in the Swedish Air
through the BBC series, Top Gear. Their testForce convicted of treason in 1956
driver and ultimate driving machine, The Stig. HisStig Wetzell, former Swedish ice hockey player
identity kept secret as an illusion and someStig von Bahr, Swedish judge who sat on the
exitment to find his true name amongst theEuropean Court of Justice.
viewers, really can be expressed if you try aOther uses of the name Stig comes in form of
Google search with Stig or the Stig. You will findthe artistic arena, such as the Opera f.inst. made
so many people ask for who this person is, andby Ole Olsen.
so many theories about this person.Another artistic use of the name is in the Evil Stig,
As mysterious as the background of the namea band featuring Joan Jett and the surviving
itself is, the use of it in various settings, reallymembers of The Gits.
makes the name unique in many senses.A final use of the name is found in Stig's Inferno,
Any famous persons called Stig? Sure, history isa comic by Ty Templeton.
full of them. Here we will give a list of few ofIn the litterature we find use of the name as well
them.in form of Stig of the Dump, a children's book and
Stig Andersen Hvide, a 13th century Danish marsktwo TV series.
and magnateAnother interesting place to find the name Stig
Stikkan Anderson, given name Stig, manager ofused is in STIG, a fanzine dedicated to the
the Swedish band ABBALeague of Ireland association football team UCD.
Stig Arild Råket, Swedish footballerMore on the curious sides of usage of the name
Stig Berge, Norwegian athleteStig, we enter the acronym usage. Security
Stig Bergling, Swedish police officer and convictedTechnical Implementation Guide.(STIG), a
Soviet agentmethodology for standardized secure installation
Stig Inge Bjørnebye, Norwegian footballerand maintenance of computer software and
Stig Blomqvist, Swedish rally driverhardware.
Stig Dagerman, Swedish author and journalist