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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, many entries missing, no photos with the streets yet, layout not finalized...

This started with a book (last few pages under review) and so far 1814 of the 1884 articles (A to Z, with 50-odd Ts remaining) entered so far, so some 5% of the links 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

Tirgu

Tirgu (Tirk)

Rod, line and trolling spoon. Synonym of and parallel to Sikuti. Also common guillemot, or murre, aka lõunatirk, Uria aalge. Breeds in Estonia. Part of a fishing-tackle group, see Ujuki.

Tiskre

Tiskre (Tiskre) Symbol designating a Tallinn "Asum", or Sub-district.

After the river and one-time manor house. Sub-district and residential area some 12 km west of Tallinn center. Parts of the street renamed (1995) as Jõeoti and Räime. Name first mentioned in 1522 as Tiszkeranne (Tiskre beach) and in 1531 as Diskerkkulle (Tiskre village), from the MLG name Discher, probably related to modern German Tischler, carpenter or furniture maker. The river Tiskre runs 4.6 km from Harku lake to Kakumäe bay.

 

Tiskrevälja

Tiskrevälja (Tiskreväli)

Land outside / around the former Tiskre village; ‘Tiskre village fields’? Earlier iterations of the name include Tiszkeranne (Tiskre beach, 1522), Diskerkulle (Tiskre village, 1531) and Tischer (manor, 1798, see Mõisa). DEPn implies an MLG Discher origin for Tischer, equivalent to mod. Ger. Tischler, carpenter or furniture-maker and, as any Smith, Wright or Fletcher would know, trades often end up as personal names. See Välja.

  1. Tisleri A.
  2. Tohu
  3. Tõivu
  4. Tolli

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