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Lilla Hoparegränd

Coordinates: 59°19′26.8″N 18°04′27.3″E / 59.324111°N 18.074250°E / 59.324111; 18.074250
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Lilla Hopare Gränd in March 2007.

Lilla Hoparegränd is an alley in Gamla stan, the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. Passing between Skeppsbron and Österlånggatan it forms a parallel street to Ferkens Gränd, Gaffelgränd, Pelikansgränd and Johannesgränd.

The street appears in historical records as Wargzfrenden in 1550, Warge Grenden in 1646, Vargsgränden during the 16th-17th centuries and finally as Lilla Hopare gr. in 1771. Why the alley was originally called Varggränd ("Wolf Alley") is not known, however, Varg is still a common proper name in Sweden and might refer to an individual associated with the alley. The present name refers to a Michel Hoper or Hopare. Hoper is of Dutch or Frisian origin and means hooper (e.g. maker of barrels).[1]

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  1. ^ "Innerstaden: Gamla stan". Stockholms gatunamn (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Kommittén för Stockholmsforskning. 1992. p. 60. ISBN 91-7031-042-4.
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59°19′26.8″N 18°04′27.3″E / 59.324111°N 18.074250°E / 59.324111; 18.074250