Sten

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See also: sten, stěn, and sten-

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)

  1. 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)

  1. 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

  1. a male given name from Old Norse

Estonian

Etymology

From Swedish Sten, interpreted as a variant of Stefan in Estonia.

Proper noun

Sten

  1. a male given name from Swedish

Norwegian

Etymology

Less common form of Stein, from Old Norse Steinn.

Proper noun

Sten

  1. a male given name from Old Norse

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse Steinn, from steinn (stone).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Sten c (genitive Stens)

  1. a male given name from Old Norse

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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