Sten is a
Scandinavia
Scandinavia; Sámi languages: /. ( ) is a subregion in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. In English usage, ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, Norway, and Swe ...
n male given name. Literally meaning "
stone
In geology, rock (or stone) is any naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of minerals or mineraloid matter. It is categorized by the minerals included, its Chemical compound, chemical composition, and the way in which it is formed. Rocks ...
", it derives from a literal translation of
Peter
Peter may refer to:
People
* List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name
* Peter (given name)
** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church
* Peter (surname), a sur ...
into the North Germanic languages.
Notable individuals with the name include
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Sten Abel (1872–1942), Norwegian sailor
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Sten Andersson (1923–2006), Swedish politician
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Sten-Erik Anderson (born 1991), Estonian rower
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Sten Bergman (1895–1975), Swedish zoologist
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Sten De Geer (1886–1933), Swedish geographer and geomorphologist
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Sten Ekberg (born 1964), Swedish decathlon athlete
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Sten Elfström
Sten Gustav Axelsson Elfström (born 18 August 1942 in Solna, Sweden) is a Swedish actor. He was educated at Gothenburg Theatre Academy.
Selected filmography
*2015 – Avicii - Waiting For Love (music video)
*2012 – '' Real Humans'' (TV)
*201 ...
(born 1942), Swedish actor
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Sten Esna (born 1982), Estonian volleyball player and coach
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Sten Forshufvud (1903–1985), Swedish dentist, physician, and toxicologist
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Sten Grillner
Sten Grillner (born 14 June 1941, Stockholm) is a Swedish neurophysiologist and distinguished professor at the Karolinska Institute's Nobel Institute for Neurophysiology in Stockholm where he is the director of that institute. He is considered o ...
(born 1941), Swedish neurophysiologist
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Sten Grytebust
Sten Michael Grytebust (born 25 October 1989) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Aalesund.
He previously played for Aalesunds FK in the Norwegian Tippeligaen and, until the end of the 2018–19 season, for O ...
(born 1989), Norwegian footballer
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Sten Heckscher
Sten Heckscher (born 29 July 1942) is a Swedish lawyer and Social Democratic politician.
He graduated with a degree in law from Uppsala University. Even though his father was leader of what later became the Moderate Party, Heckscher himself enga ...
(born 1942), Swedish politician
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Sten Lassmann (born 1982), Estonian pianist
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Sten Lindroth (1914–1980), Swedish historian
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Sten Ljunggren (born 1938), Swedish actor
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Sten Lundin
Sten Lundin (20 November 1931 – 3 June 2016) was a Swedish professional motocross racer. He competed in the Motocross World Championships from 1955 to 1966.
Motocross career
Lundin won the F.I.M. 500cc motocross world championship in 1959 ridi ...
(1931–2016), Swedish motocross racer
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Sten Nadolny (born 1942), German novelist
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Sten Olmre (born 1995), Estonian basketball player
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Sten Pålsson (born 1945), Swedish footballer
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Sten Pentus (born 1981), Estonian racing driver
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Sten Priinits (born 1987), Estonian fencer
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Sten Rudberg (1917–1996), Swedish geographer and geomorphologist
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Sten Sokk (born 1989), Estonian basketball player
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Sten Stensen (born 1947), Norwegian speed skater
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Sten Sture the Elder
Sten Sture the Elder ( sv, Sten Sture den äldre; 1440 – 14 December 1503) was a Swedish statesman and regent of Sweden from 1470–1497 and 1501–1503. As the leader of the victorious Swedish separatist forces against the royal unionist fo ...
(1440–1503), Regent of Sweden
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Sten Sture the Younger
Sten Sture the Younger ( sv, Sten Sture den yngre) (1493 – 3 February 1520), was a Swedish nobleman who served as the regent of Sweden, during the era of the Kalmar Union.
Biography
Sture was born in 1493, as the son of Svante Nilsson (reg ...
(1493–1520), Regent of Sweden under the Kalmar Union
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Sten Wahlund (1901–1976), Swedish geneticist
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Sten Wåhlin
Lieutenant General Sten Wåhlin (19 February 1914 – 15 March 1981) was a Swedish Army officer. Wåhlin served as Master-General of the Ordnance and head of the Royal Swedish Army Materiel Administration and as chairman of the Administration Bo ...
(1914–1981), Swedish Army lieutenant general
In fiction:
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Sten (Breath of Fire 2 character)
* Sten, a Qunari warrior in BioWare's 2009 RPG
Dragon Age: Origins
* Sten, a character in Allan Cole and Chris Bunch's series
The Sten Chronicles
''The Sten Chronicles'', also called ''The Sten Adventures'', are a series of eight military science fiction and space opera novels by Chris Bunch and Allan Cole published from 1982 to 1993 (with several more novels published by Cole in 2010s). Th ...
* Sten, a character in the anime
Akame ga Kill!
is a Japanese manga series written by Takahiro and illustrated by Tetsuya Tashiro. It was serialized in Square Enix's ''Monthly Gangan Joker'' from March 2010 to December 2016, with its chapters collected in 15 ''tankōbon'' volumes. The s ...
Notable individuals with the family name ''Sten'' include
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Åge Sten Nilsen
Wig Wam is a Norwegian glam metal band formed in Halden in 2001. Wig Wam's lineup—consisting of vocalist Glam (Åge Sten Nilsen), guitarist Teeny (Trond Holter), bassist Flash (Bernt Jansen) and drummer Sporty (Øystein Andersen)—has remai ...
, member of Norwegian hard rock band Wig Wam
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Anna Sten, Ukrainian film actress
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Helge Sten
Deathprod is the musical pseudonym used by Norwegian artist Helge Sten for his ambient music project. He is married to Norwegian singer Susanna Wallumrød.
Biography
Sten began creating music under this name starting in 1991, culminating with a ...
, Norwegian musician
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