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Tuvi (Tuvi)
Pigeon, Dove. Street and park, named after local saddler called Taubenheim, dovecot (Taube / Heim, German for pigeon or dove / home). From 1882 to 1959, traumatized by the horrendous Rechtschreibungsschmerz, Tallinn dodged and weaved between Tuvi, Tui and its plural Tuide. A similar situation in Pärnu ended up opting for Tui, which only goes to show. The following species breed (some far too much) in Estonia:
- Kaelus-turteltuvi aka pargi-turteltuvi, Eurasian collared dove, Streptopelia decaocto
- Kaelustuvi aka meigas (but see Meika and Meleka), common wood pigeon, Columba palumbus
- Kodutuvi, feral (oddly, kodu translates as ‘home’) pigeon, C. livia
- Suur-turteltuvi, oriental turtle dove, S. orientalis
- Turteltuvi, European turtle dove, S. turtur
- Õõnetuvi, stock pigeon, C. oenas
Anagram of Vuti.
Uue Maailma (Uus Maailm)
New world. Street named in 1881, reflecting the traction triggered by the inn called Wirtshaus America having already generated the name Suur-Ameerika four years earlier. Street a couple of hundred meters from Väike-Ameerika and Suur-Ameerika. Renamed (1950-1990) as Oja during the Soviet occupation. eponymous street of the Uus Maailm Sub-district.
Valli (Vall)
Wall, rampart, earthwork. Also means halyard, but not in this particular instance. Previous name of walliwahe (±1913) rejected for sounding too much like a Scotsman arguing with porridge.
Turu plats (Turg)
Market. See main article Turu tänav. Oddly, not a square (in Nõmme) but a street nest to its market. Known as plain-old Turg in the 30s, then Turuplats until 1966.
