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Work in progress

A pile of ro ad signs half-trashed and piled up on a building-site, to indicate the site is in construction.

Website under construction, a couple of entries still pending, no photos with the streets yet, layout not finalized...

This started with a book (last few pages under review) and so far 1889 of the 1891 articles entered, 1 or 2 links may go nowhere.

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The Book

All author earnings of A Rambling Dictionary of Tallinn Street Names to be donated to the foundation or donate here.

If anyone could help or advise as to the legal mechanism, it would be appreciated, thanks!

The Website

Not intended at the beginning, the present website is taking on a life of its own, with plans for relevant discussion forums, picture galleries and, over time, more non-streetname entries.

In theory, it will be funded by advertising relevant to people in Tallinn, to be determined.

A percentage of profits (also to be determined) to be donated to the foundation. 

Contact

Photograph of Simon Hamilton in Pikk street, Tallinn.

Apparently, a company that uses its owner's name is considered more trustworthy because they put themselves on the line.

This is me, in Tallinn this spring (2025), on a 3-month spree to check details, take photos (about 12K), explore (ave. 15K/day), and so on. I think I covered every street in Kesklinn (apart from Mõigu), most of Põhja-Tallinn and some Kristiine.

For information, please contact Simon at this address dot com, thanks!

Names

Roheline aas (0)

Green meadow. ‘Green’ comes in three species, along with Roheline turg and Roheline tänav (warning! in Estonian alphabetical order, see Intro). Called Grüne Wiese or Grüner Platz (meadow & square, respectively) in the 19th C, it was also known as Екатеринентальский луг (Catherine’s meadow) at the same time, probably after Catherine I of Russia, see Katariina.

Roheline tänav (0)

Green street. ‘Green’ comes in three species, along with Roheline aas, and Roheline turg  This one, a quiet street in the quiet suburb of Nõmme. But see also Valge.

Roheline turg (0)

Green market. ‘Green’ comes in three species, this one, plus Roheline aas and Roheline tänav. Translated into Russian verbatim as Зелёный рынок (Zelonyy rynok). Despite its designation, this one, named in 1989, has space for 2 stalls, 1 tax inspector and half a low-cal cauliflower.

Rohu (Roht)

Grass, grassy, graminaceous, herbal (sometimes associated with medical usage). Part of a fodder and staples street-name group. See Roo.

Rohula (Rohula)

Lit. place of grass or herbal remedies, place where grass, etc., is. Russified as Рохульская (Rohulska). Known as Aia tänav, Садовая (Sadovaya), and variants until 1925.

Rohumaa (Rohumaa)

Grassland. Next to Heinamaa.

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