| [ 1 syll. (s)ten, st-en ] The boy name Sten is pronounced as STEHN KEY. Sten is used predominantly in Scandinavian and it is derived from Old Norse origins. Derived from the element 'steinn' with the meaning stone. The name developed as a short form of compound names containing the element 'steinn', such as Stenbjörn, Stenfinn, Stenulf, and Torsten. Steen (Scandinavian), Stein (Dutch and Scandinavian), Steyn (Dutch), and Stijn (Dutch) are variant forms of Sten. See also the related form, Thorsten (German and Scandinavian). Sten is seldom used as a baby name for boys. It is listed outside of the top 1000 names. Baby names that sound like Sten include Stan (English), Steen (Scandinavian), Stein (Dutch and Scandinavian), Steyn (Dutch), Stone (English), Sidney (English), Steenie (Scottish), Stijn (Dutch), Sydney (English), and Cystennin (Welsh). KEY: English pronunciation for Sten: S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"
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