Sture name - Meaning of Sture

Sture name - Meaning of Sture

Gender

Masculine

Lucky Number

2

Usage

Swedish, Medieval Scandinavian, Old Norse, Swedish

Pronounced

STOO-re (Swedish), STOO-reh

Sture Meaning

Derived from Old Norse stura "to be contrary". This was the name of three viceroys of Sweden. Sture originates in Old Norse and means "on the opposite side". As a masculine given name it is mainly used in Scandinavia, in the US it is very rare.