Sten

Swedish

"a stone"

Sten Origin and Meaning

The name Sten is a boy's name of Swedish origin meaning "a stone".

Once a short form of names containing this syllable, it is now used on its own, though we'd prefer Sven.

Famous People Named Sten

• Sten Sture the Elder Regent of Sweden
• Sten Sture the Younger Regent of Sweden under the Kalmar Union
• Sten Abel Norwegian Olympic sailor
• Sten Andersson Swedish politician and cabinet minister
• Sten Forshufvud Swedish expert on poisons who put forward the theory that Napoleon Bonaparte died of arsenic poisoning
• Sten Wahlund Swedish geneticist
• Sten Heckscher Swedish politician
• Sten Lindroth Swedish historian
• Sten Pålsson Swedish footballer
• Sten Stensen Norwegian speed skater

The name Sten in Pop Culture

• Sten character in video game "Dragon Age: Origins"
• Sten character in video game "Breath of Fire II"
• Sten main character in The Sten Chronicles by Allan Cole and Chris Bunch

International Variations of the name Sten

• Steen Danish
• Stein Norwegian