The name was adopted in 1925, after other proposals such as Banknäset ("Bank Neck") and Bankstranden ("Bank Shore") had been investigated.[1] The quay was reinforced in 2002.[2]
^"Innerstaden: Gamla stan". Stockholms gatunamn (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Kommittén för Stockholmsforskning. 1992. p. 52. ISBN91-7031-042-4.
^"Rikets styrelse"(PDF). Stockholm: Swedish Government. 2003. p. 39. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-02-13.