Sixten, Sigsten or Sighsten is a masculine
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
of
Swedish
Swedish or ' may refer to:
Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
* Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland
** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...
origin. The name is derived from the Old Swedish words (victory) and (stone).
It is earliest attested in a runestone as sikstain.
People named Sixten include:
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Sixten Boström (born 1963), Finnish football player and manager
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Sixten Ehrling (1918–2005), Swedish conductor
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Sixten Franzén (1919–2008), Swedish scientist, inventor of pointcytology
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Sighsten Herrgård
Björn Sighsten Herrgård (8 January 1943 in Helsinki – 20 November 1989 in Stockholm) was a Finnish-born Swedish fashion designer and major trendsetter in Stockholm. In 1987, Herrgård was the first Swedish celebrity with AIDS to disclose the ...
(1943–1989), Finnish-born Swedish fashion designer
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Sixten Isberg
Sixten Isberg (February 8, 1921 – June 10, 2012) was a Swedish alpine skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics and in the 1952 Winter Olympics. He was the Swedish slalom champion in 1941, 1945, and 1949.
He was born in Åre and compet ...
(1921–2012), Swedish alpine skier
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Sixten Jansson
Sixten Jansson (12 January 1913 – 8 December 2006) was a Swedish canoeist who competed in the late 1930s.
He finished second originally in the K-2 1000 m final at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, but was disqualified for bumping into th ...
(1913–2006), Swedish canoeist
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Sixten Jernberg (1929–2012), Swedish cross-country skier
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Sixten Johansson (1910–1991), Swedish ski jumper
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Sixten Larsson
Sixten Larsson (31 July 1918 – 3 February 1995) was a Swedish athlete who competed mainly in the 400 m hurdles. In this event he won a silver medal at the 1946 European Athletics Championships
The 3rd European Athletics Championships were he ...
(1918–1995), Swedish track athlete
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Sixten Mohlin (born 1996), Swedish footballer
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Sixten Kai Nielsen (born 1978), Danish artist
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Sixten Korkman (born 1948), Finnish ecomonist
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Sixten Ringbom (1935–1992), Finnish art historian
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Sixten Sason (1912–1967), Swedish industrial designer
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Sixten Sild (born 1964), Estonian orienteer
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Sixten Sparre (1854–1889), Swedish dragoon lieutenant
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Sixten Sundström (1897–1960), Swedish track and field athlete
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Sixten Veit (born 1970), German football player
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Sixten Wackström (born 1960), Finnish cyclist
See also
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Fredrik Sixten (born 1962), Swedish composer, organist and conductor
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Sven Sixten (1929–2001), Swedish priest, author and poet
References
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Swedish masculine given names