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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!

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Teelise

Teelise (Teeline)

Wayfarer, traveler, wanderer. Street parallel to the Tallinn-Paldiski railway line.

Teelehe

Teelehe (Teeleht)

Plantain or fleawort, Plantago spp. Its rather misleading name has nothing to do with tea, but seems to be based on its Latin name derived from planta (sole of the foot) and suffix -ago (‘sort of’; cf. virago, ‘like a man’) for commonly growing almost flat at ground level, and tee, of course, means road or path. It can, however, be used in various herbal ‘tea’ remedies for coughs, constipation or diarrhea, and preventing cuts becoming infected.

Tedrepere

Tedrepere (Tedrepere)

Lit. black grouse family. Former farm / family / homestead. Farm group. See also Teisepere.

Teatri

Teatri (Teater)

Theatre. Square opposite the Estonian National Opera (Rahvusooper Estonia) and Estonia Concert Hall (Estonia Kontserdisaal), and why they can’t keep their word order in order is beyond me. Both recommended, Estonia enjoys an excellent reputation for music, whether classical, traditional or song.

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