Stig
Stig is a Scandinavian male given name .
Origin and meaning
Stig is a modern form of the Old Norse Stígr meaning steep path or path, but could also be derived from stiga (wanderer).
Name bearer
First name
- Stig Amthor (* 1970), German racing driver
- Stig Anderson (1931–1997), Swedish music producer and composer, manager of the ABBA group
- Stig Berge (* 1942), Norwegian orienteer
- Stig Inge Bjørnebye (* 1969), Norwegian football player and coach
- Stig Blomqvist (* 1946), Swedish rally driver
- Stig Claesson (1928–2008), Swedish writer, visual artist and illustrator
- Stig Dagerman (1923-1954), Swedish writer
- Stig Engström (suspect) (1934–2000), Swedish prime suspect in the murder of Olof Palme
- Stig Engström (actor) (born 1942), Swedish actor
- Stig Ericson (1929–1986), Swedish musician
- Stig Förster (* 1951), German historian
- Stig Guldberg (1916–1980), Danish educator
- Stig Hallgren (1925–2014), Swedish photographer and polar explorer
- Stig Hoffmeyer (* 1940), Danish actor
- Stig Järrel (1910–1998), Swedish actor and director
- Stig Kanger (1924–1988), Swedish philosopher and logician
- Stig Larsson (* 1955), Swedish film producer, director and author
- Stig Lindberg (1916–1982), Swedish designer and ceramist
- Stig-Göran Myntti (* 1925), Finnish football and bandy player
- Stig Nyström (1919–1983), Swedish football player
- Stig Olin (1920–2008), Swedish actor, director, screenwriter, composer and singer
- Stig Persson (1934–1968), Swedish wrestler
- Stig Rästa (* 1980), Estonian pop musician
- Stig Strand (* 1956), Swedish skier
- Stig Tøfting (* 1969), Danish football player
- Stig Wennerström (1906-2006), Swedish officer
Fictional character
- The Stig , professional anonymous racing driver for the Top Gear car show
Name abbreviation
- Stig , abbreviation for the German graphic artist and caricaturist Roland Stigulinszky
See also
Web links
- Stig on en.wiktionary.org (Engl.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Stig on vornames-weltweit.de
- ↑ Stig on behindthename.com (Engl.)
- ↑ Stigr on behindthename.com (Engl.)