[3] In reality, however, ló meant "clearing" or "meadow", and is cognate to lo(o), loh and leigh in other Germanic languages.
The old site east of Aker river was not abandoned however and the village of Oslo remained as suburb outside the city gates.
[citation needed] After the 1624 establishment of Christiania near Akershus fortress, the original site of the town was rebuilt and served as suburb outside the city gates.
A 1783 map, the oldest existing of the city, uses "Christiania" for the new town west of the river, while "Opslo" is used for the easternmost settlement near Ekeberg hill.
[8] The entire city was named "Oslo" by a law of 11 July 1924, effective 1 January 1925—a decision that caused much debate.
[9] Sigrid Undset wrote that she would be ashamed if the city would try to cheat and pretend to be its predecessor on the other side of the Aker river.
[8] Christian IV's city with straight streets and right angles is now known as Kvadraturen ("the Square") and covers large parts of modern Oslo's centre, in 2009 it was proposed to rename this area Christiania.
This name has over the years achieved an almost official status, to the extent that the 1000-year anniversary was celebrated by a row of tiger sculptures around city hall.