Kristiania.
former name of Oslo: the capital city of Norway; used by state authorities from 1877 to 1924 and by municipal authorities from 1897 to 1924
Meaning & usage
former name of Oslo: the capital city of Norway; used by state authorities from 1877 to 1924 and by municipal authorities from 1897 to 1924
Where this word comes from
A Norwegianized spelling of Christiania, the name given to the rebuilt city in 1624 in honour of Christian IV of Denmark. The earlier form is a Latinized place name based on the king's given name Christian and the Latin place-name suffix -ia First attested in 1877 in official Norwegian state use; adopted by the municipal authorities in 1897. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk Kristiania, Danish Kristiania and Swedish Kristiania (“former name of Oslo”).
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