Talk:Östersund

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Does the etymology mean "Eastern Sound (inlet)"? --Menchi 11:42 16 Jun 2003 (UTC)

I think it's actually more like "East of Sound/Inlet" since there's no "Western Sound/Inlet", but there's a "West of Sound/inlet". The modern standardized Swedish name is exactly like you say, but the etymology has become slightly corrupted due to a misinterpretation of the dialectal name of the site the city was built on.

Jens Persson (213.67.64.22 (talk) 18:58, 12 January 2008 (UTC))

"corrupted due to a misinterpretation of the dialectal name" please develop your discussion. What is the original dialectal name according to you and where did you find this information? / Olof Edler, May 29 2008