Stig

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Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse Stígr, made famous by Stig Hvide, a legendary Danish chieftain.

Proper noun[edit]

Stig

  1. A male given name.

References[edit]

  • [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 8 816 males with the given name Stig have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

Norwegian[edit]

Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia has an article on:

Wikipedia nb

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

Wikipedia nn

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse Stígr.

Proper noun[edit]

Stig

  1. A male given name.

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, ISBN 82-521-4483-7
  • [2] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 9 578 males with the given name Stig living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on 19 May, 2011.

Swedish[edit]

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:

Wikipedia sv

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse Stígr. A Danish name revived in Sweden since 1867.

Proper noun[edit]

Stig

  1. A male given name.

References[edit]

  • Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, ISBN 91-21-10937-0
  • [3] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, ISBN 9119551622: males with the given name living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the . Accessed on 19 June 2011.
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