Sixten

Sixten, Sigsten or Sighsten is a masculine given name of Swedish origin. The name is derived from the Old Swedish words sigher (victory) and sten (stone). It is earliest attested in a runestone as sikstain. 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 Johansson (1910–1991), Swedish ski jumper
 * Sixten Larsson (1918–1995), Swedish track athlete
 * Sixten Mohlin (born 1996), Swedish footballer
 * Sixten Kai Nielsen (born 1978), Danish artist
 * Sixten Korkman (born 1948), Finnish economist
 * Sixten Ringbom (1935–1992), Finnish art historian
 * Sixten Sason (1912–1967), Swedish industrial designer
 * Sixten Sild (born 1964), Estonian orienteer
 * Sixten Sparre (1854–1889), Swedish dragoon lieutenant
 * Sixten Sundström (1897–1960), Swedish track and field athlete
 * Sixten Veit (born 1970), German football player
 * Sixten Wackström (born 1960), Finnish cyclist