Sixten, Sigsten or Sighsten the is a masculine given name of Swedish origin, consisting of the lead Sig- ("victory"), and the follower sten ("stone"). It is earliest attested in a runestone as ᛋᛁᚴᛋᛏᛅᛁᚾ. People named Sixten include:Sixten Boström, 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, Swedish footballer Sixten Kai Nielsen, Danish artist Sixten Korkman, Finnish economist Sixten Ringbom (1935–1992), Finnish art historian Sixten Sason (1912–1967), Swedish industrial designer Sixten Sild, Estonian orienteer Sixten Sparre (1854–1889), Swedish dragoon lieutenant Sixten Sundström (1897–1960), Swedish track and field athlete Sixten Veit, German football player Sixten Wackström, Finnish cyclist