Oslo

Meanings

1. A county and municipality, the capital city of Norway. Formerly called Christiania and Kristiania.
2. A tiny city in Marshall County, in northwest Minnesota, United States.
3. An unincorporated community in Vernon Township, Dodge County, Minnesota, United States.
4. An unincorporated community in Indian River County, Florida, United States.

Etymology

From Norwegian Oslo, from Old Norse Ósló, Ásló f or n. The first element is disputed, but is likely from ǫ́ss, áss (“god; one of the Æsir”), from Proto-Germanic *ansuz. Another theory is that it comes from áss (“hill, beam”), from Proto-Germanic *ansaz, but this is unlikely. The second element is ló f or n (“meadow”), from Proto-Germanic *lauhō f, *lauhaz m (compare the suffix -ley in English place-names).