Võrgu V.

(Vassili Võrk, 1898-1977)

Colonel of the 8^th Estonian Tallinn Rifle Corps (or Lieutenant Colonel of the 300^th Rifle Regiment), commandant of Tallinn for three days in September 1944, the story of him converting three Red Army gentlemen attempting to acquire high-discount vodka from the Rosen (now Liviko) distillery into definitive teetotalers may well be apocryphal. Soviet occupation renaming (1979-1995) of Arbu.

Võrgukivi (Võrgukivi)

Sinker, small stone used as weight for fishing-net, or large stone used as anchor, lit. netstone. See Poru, see also Kivi. Interestingly, there is a Võrgukuuride kivi (lit. ‘net-sheds’ rock, at ///download.shopper.remodels) about 2.5 km SW raising the question again (see Lõuka) as to possible catalysts for starting street-name groups. Part of a fishing-tackle group, see also Västra. For other erratic-themed locations, see Hallikivi.

Vormsi (Vormsi)

Fourth largest island in Estonia, between Hiiumaa and mainland. Along with neighboring mainland region of Noarootsi (Sw. Nuckö, poss. From Est. nukk:nuka, point/tip, i.e. cape, of which there are many), historical colonial homeland to Swedes known as Rannarootsi (coastal Swedes or, in Sw. Estlandssvenskar, Estonian Swedes) until WWII when most were evacuated or escaped to Sweden. Its original Swedish name, Ormsö, Snake/Worm island, with possible influence of its German name Worms, seems to have generated its Estonian counterpart through vernacular pronunciation of foreign words. Previously also called Hiiurootsi saar, Swedish Hiiumaa island. Part of an Estonian island group, see Aegna.

Võrse (Võrse)

Shoot, sucker, sprout, twig, sapling, coppice.

Võrsiku (Võrsik)

Offshoot, scion, term tending to be used in association with grafting. According to the Eesti Entsüklopeedia: “a branch or shoot which has developed roots before being isolated from the mother plant; mainly a means of vegetative propagation of shrubs”. Hope that helps…