What is "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). 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