Sten

Meanings

Noun

• 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.

Proper Noun

• , equivalent of Peter or Peters (Petros - stone, rock)

Origin

• Acronym of Shepherd, Turpin, Enfield. From the names of the weapon's chief designers, Major Reginald Shepherd and Harold Turpin, and EN for Enfield
• From North Germanic Sten (Danish Sten, Swedish Sten, Norwegian Sten)