Stig
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Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse Stígr, made famous by Stig Hvide, a legendary Danish chieftain.
Proper noun
Stig
- a male given name
References
- 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
Etymology
Proper noun
Stig
- a male given name
Related terms
References
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
- 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
Etymology
From Old Norse Stígr. A Danish name revived in Sweden since 1867.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Stig c (genitive Stigs)
- a male given name
References
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: males with the given name living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the . Accessed on 19 June 2011.