▁While ▁the ▁name ▁itself ▁easily ▁spl its ▁into ▁two ▁distinct ▁elements ▁- ▁st ok ker , ▁or ▁in ▁modern ▁Swedish ▁stock , ▁meaning ▁" log ", ▁and ▁hol me , ▁meaning ▁" is let " ▁- ▁a ▁matter - of - fact ▁explanation ▁for ▁the ▁name ▁is ▁much ▁harder ▁to ▁produce , ▁and ▁over ▁the ▁years ▁many ▁popular ▁myth s ▁have , ▁accordingly , ▁attempted ▁to ▁give ▁a ▁background . ▁The ▁first ▁attempt ▁to ▁a ▁more ▁serious ▁explanation ▁was ▁put ▁forward ▁by ▁the ▁German ▁human ist ▁Jacob ▁Z ieg ler ▁in ▁his ▁work ▁Sch ond ia ▁( Sc and in avia ) ▁printed ▁in ▁ 1 5 3 2 . ▁Writing ▁in ▁Latin , ▁he ▁describes ▁the ▁city ▁as ▁the ▁strong hold ▁and ▁trade ▁post ▁of ▁the ▁Sw edes , ▁located ▁among ▁pal ud ibus , ▁meaning ▁either ▁mar sh es ▁or ▁la kes , ▁and ▁- ▁like ▁Ven ice ▁- ▁rest ing ▁on ▁pol es . ▁Most ▁likely , ▁while ▁in ▁Rome ▁Z ieg ler ▁must ▁have ▁come ▁in ▁contact ▁with ▁prominent ▁Sw edes ▁like ▁Johannes ▁Magn us ▁who ▁supplied ▁him ▁with ▁the ▁description ▁of ▁the ▁city , ▁which ▁still ▁today ▁styles ▁itself ▁" The ▁Ven ice ▁of ▁the ▁Nord ic ▁countries " ▁( N ord ens ▁V ened ig ). ▁ ▁Other ▁interpret ations ▁includes ▁stock ▁being ▁an ▁all usion ▁to : ▁ ▁pol es ▁ere cted ▁either ▁to ▁indicate ▁front iers ▁or ▁temporary ▁market ▁places , ▁ ▁trap ▁logs ▁used ▁to ▁catch ▁animals , ▁ ▁stub s ▁supposed ▁to ▁have