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Teenri (Teener)
Servant. A narrow street no longer in existence (KNAB gives up to 1954, but does not appear on the Tallinn map Tallinna Linna Plaan 1922) between Kinga and Mündi, off Raekoja plats. Said to be named because location of various city notables’ business residences, but given its earlier names – Teendri (1885) and Dienerstraße (both: ‘servant’) and Russian Лакейская (Lakiejskaja, from Fr. laquais (footman or lackey), whence the English) – perhaps after the notables’ employees instead. Located somewhere behind Tallinn’s one-time Vaekoda (weigh-house, built 1554-54, burnt down 1945) and fire-station (±1780 – yeah).
Tehumardi (Tehumardi)
Village in southern Saaremaa where a brutal battle between Russians and Germans was the beginning of the end of German presence on the island. Monument erected in 1967. Village first recorded in 1645 as Theomarte after a farm based on two names: Theo, via Tehu, from an abbreviation of Stefanus, and Marte, prob. from Martinus. Soviet occupation renaming (1979-1995) of Vilisuu.
Tüki (Tükk)
Piece, bit, lump, fragment, clod, etc., but also in this particular instance, cannon. Short-lived (July to Dec. 1987) name of Hiiu-Suurtüki. Anagram of Küti.
Tuuslari (Tuuslar)
Wise man, sorcerer or witch who knows how to raise the winds (tuul = wind), possibly by whistling; sorcerer from Finland who tried to rape Kalevipoeg’s mother Linda. Wind-sorcery was a power Estonians commonly attributed to Finns. Thus named 1959-1960, then renamed as Liiviku.
