Stockholm

Type Settlement
Usage Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English, German, Dutch, French
Pronounced Pron. STAWK-hawlm(Swedish) STAW-KAWLM(French)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

From Swedish stock "log" and holme "islet". The islet probably referred to Helgeandsholmen in central Stockholm. This is the name of the capital city of Sweden. The first written mention of the name occurs in 1252.

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesTukholma(Finnish) Stoccolma(Italian) Stokgolm(Russian) Estocolmo(Spanish)

Categories

European cities, national capitals, The Pretenders lyrics
Entry updated June 9, 2023