Stoyan () is a Bulgarian name derived from the verb ( 'to stand'). The variant Stoian also appears in Serbian, Romanian, and in northern Greece as Stogiannis ().
Given name Stoyan Stoyanov (b. 1995), Bulgarian Mechanical Engineer Stoyan Abrashev (b. 1988), Bulgarian footballer Stoyan Alexandrov (1949–2020), Bulgarian economist Stoyan Apostolov (b. 1946), Bulgarian wrestler Stoyan Balov (b. 1960), Bulgarian wrestler Stoyan Danev (1858–1949), Bulgarian liberal politician and twice Prime Minister Stoyan Deltchev (b. 1959), Bulgarian gymnast Stoyan Gadev (1931–1999), Bulgarian actor Stoyan Ganev (1955–2013), Bulgarian diplomat and politician Stoyan Gunchev (b. 1958), Bulgarian volleyball player Stoyan Georgiev (b. 1986), Bulgarian footballer Stoyan N. Karastoyanoff, American architect Stoyan Kitov (b. 1938), Bulgarian footballer Stoyan Kolev (b. 1976), Bulgarian goalkeeper Stoyan Nikolov (b. 1949), Bulgarian wrestler Stoyan Mihaylovski (1856–1927), Bulgarian writer Stoyan Stoyanov Mihaylovski (1812–1875), Bulgarian cleric Stoyan Ormandzhiev (1920–2006), Bulgarian footballer and manager Stoyan Petkov, Bulgarian prelate Stoyan Petrov, Bulgarian photographer Stoyan Predev (b. 1993), Bulgarian footballer Stoyan Radev, Bulgarian film and theatre director Stoyan Stavrev (b. 1975), Bulgarian goalkeeper Stoyan Stefanov (b. 1983), Bulgarian footballer Stoyan Stoyanov (1913–1994), Bulgarian fighter pilot Stoyan Yankoulov (b. 1966), Bulgarian drummer Stoyan Yordanov (1944–2025), Bulgarian footballer Stoyan Zagorchinov 1889–1969, Bulgarian writer Stoyan Zaimov (1853–1932), Bulgarian revolutionary Stoyan Zlatev (b. 1954), Bulgarian pentathlete Stojan Todorchev (b. 1984), Bulgarian strongman
Surname Denys Stoyan, Ukrainian football defender Dietrich Stoyan, German mathematician and statistician Maksym Stoyan (1980–), Ukrainian footballer
See also
Stoyanov Stojan Stoian Stojanov Ilias Stogiannis Stoyan Bachvarov Dramatic Theatre, a theatre in Varna
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