Sixten
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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 Boström (born 1963), Finnish football player and manager
- Sixten Ehrling (1918–2005), Swedish conductor
- Sixten Franzén (1919–2008), Swedish scientist, inventor of pointcytology
- Sighsten Herrgård (1943-1989), Finnish-born Swedish fashion designer
- Sixten Isberg (1921-2012), Swedish alpine skier
- Sixten Jansson (1913–2006), Swedish canoeist
- Sixten Jernberg (1929-2012), Swedish cross-country skier
- Sixten Larsson (1918-1995), Swedish track athlete
- Sixten Kai Nielsen (born 1978), Danish artist
- Sixten Sason (1912–1967), Swedish industrial designer
- Sixten Sild (born 1964), Estonian orienteer
- Sixten Veit (born 1970), German football player
- Sixten Wackström (born 1960), Finnish cyclist
See also
- Fredrik Sixten (born 1962), Swedish composer, organist and conductor
- Sven Sixten (1929–2001), Swedish priest, author and poet
References
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