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English
Etymology 1
Acronym of Shepherd, Turpin, Enfield.. From the names of the weapon's chief designers, Major Reginald Shepherd and Harold Turpin, and EN for Enfield
Noun
Sten (plural Stens)
- The Sten gun, a family of British 9-millimeter submachine guns used extensively by British and Commonwealth forces throughout World War II, the Korean War and other conflicts.
- Synonyms: STEN, STEn, sten
Etymology 2
From North Germanic (Danish Sten, Swedish Sten, Norwegian Sten).
Proper noun
Sten (plural Stens)
- A surname from the North Germanic languages, equivalent to English Stone, equivalent of Peter or Peters (Petros - stone, rock)
- Synonym: Steen
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Danish
Etymology
A less common form of Steen, from Old Norse Steinn.
Proper noun
Sten
- a male given name from Old Norse
Estonian
Etymology
From Swedish Sten, interpreted as a variant of Stefan in Estonia.
Proper noun
Sten
- a male given name from Swedish
Norwegian
Etymology
Less common form of Stein, from Old Norse Steinn.
Proper noun
Sten
- a male given name from Old Norse
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse Steinn, from steinn (“stone”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Sten c (genitive Stens)
- a male given name from Old Norse
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References
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 25 566 males with the given name Sten living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1930s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
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