Sixten
Sixten, Sigsten or Sighsten (is a masculine given name of Swedish origin. The name is derived from Old Swedish words sigher (victory) and sten (stone).[1] People named Sixten include:
- Sixten (street artist), a street artist operating out of Melbourne, Australia
- Sixten Ehrling, (1918–2005), a Swedish conductor
- Sixten Franzén (1919–2008), a Swedish scientist, inventor of pointcytology
- Sixten Isberg (born 1921), a Swedish alpine skier
- Sixten Jansson (1913–2006), a Swedish canoer
- Sixten Jernberg (born 1929), a retired Swedish cross country skier
- Sixten Sason (1912–1967), a Swedish industrial designer
- Sixten Sild (born 1964), an Estonian orienteering competitor
- Sixten Veit (born 1970), a retired German football player
See also
- Fredrik Sixten, a Swedish composer, cathedral organist and conductor
- Sven Sixten (1929–2001), a Swedish priest, author and poet
References
- ^ Nordic Names Wiki