Raunjala (Raunjalg)

Lit. (at) the foot of a heap of stones. One of the Asplenium family, a fern better known as spleenwort and used to treat, yes, the spleen, but also believed to cause infertility in women. Three species common in Estonia:

• Pruun raunjalg, maidenhair (lit. brown) spleenwort, Asplenium trichomanes
• Müür-raunjalg, wall-rue (unrelated to actual rues), A. ruta-muraria
• Põhja-raunjalg, northern or forked spleenwort, A. septentrionale

Street-name short-listed some years ago along with Kilpjala for Käokõrva, but failed to make the grade, and revived (on paper, only?) in 2023.

Virna (Virn)

Stack, pile or large quantity, given as one of wood for this street, but could be for much anything that piles up, see (Haki, Kuhja, Nabra, Riida). Another 2023 addition awaiting the rahavirn (stash o’ cash) for development. Sub-district (asum) unclear.

Rahvamaleva (Rahvamalev)

Voluntary People’s Patrol, Soviet militia helpers. Job limited to low-level policing, corralling drunkards and so on, although a number of them worked on a more fundamental approach to policing by protecting citizens from bar-stool splinters. Soviet occupation renaming (1959-1994) of Hiiu-Maleva. With a history of chronic name change: Started as Ohvitseri (officer), split up into Maleva and Tamme (which used to be Walkre after local houseowner Mr Walker) in 1922 with an interlude as Ava (opening, orifice), and brief flirtations with Taru (see Asula) (1940) and Käolina (1959).