Oslo

Meaning

Proper Noun

• county/and/municipality/capital city Norway (country). Formerly called Christiania and Kristiania.
• tiny city Marshall County (county) in northwest Minnesota (state) USA (country).
• (unincorporated) community Vernon Township (township) Dodge County (county) Minnesota (state) USA (country).
• (unincorporated) community Indian River County (county) Florida (state) USA (country).

Origin

• From Norwegian Oslo, from Old Norse Ósló, Óslo, from earlier Áslo. The first syllable from Old Norse áss, from Proto-Germanic *ansuz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énsus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ems- + last part from *lewk-.