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 f ...
of
Swedish 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
Evert Sixten Ehrling (3 April 1918 – 13 February 2005) was a Swedish conductor and pianist who, during a long career, served as the music director of the Royal Swedish Opera and the principal conductor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, am ...
(1918–2005), Swedish conductor
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Sixten Franzén (1919–2008), Swedish scientist, inventor of pointcytology
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Sighsten Herrgård (1943–1989), Finnish-born Swedish fashion designer
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Sixten Isberg (1921–2012), Swedish alpine skier
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Sixten Jansson (1913–2006), Swedish canoeist
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Sixten Jernberg
Edy Sixten Jernberg, known as "Sixten", (6 February 1929 – 14 July 2012) was a Swedish cross-country skier and one of the most successful cross-country skiers of all time. Between 1952 and 1964 he took part in 363 ski races, finishing within ...
(1929–2012), Swedish cross-country skier
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Sixten Johansson (1910–1991), Swedish ski jumper
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Sixten Larsson (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 economist
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Sixten Ringbom (1935–1992), Finnish art historian
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Sixten Sason
Karl-Erik Sixten Sason (born Sixten Andersson; 1912–1967) was a Swedish industrial designer, noted for his work in designing several generations of Saab automobiles.
Biographical
Sason was born in 1912, the son of a Swedish sculptor. He t ...
(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
Masculine given names