Möldre (?)

After the name of a former farm ‘amalgamation’ built up by Jaan Teemant (1872-1941?), lawyer, attorney general and Estonian Head of State (riigivanem) from 1925-1927 and 1932, presumed assassinated by the NKVD in 1941. The actual meaning of möldre is uncertain, but could well be an alternative genitive of mölder, miller (ought be möldri, a common name in Estonian villages, lakes, rivers, and other geographical thingies all over the place). Either way, Möldre is not a rare name in Estonia, with six farms and various ‘celebs’ bearing the name, including Vassili Mölder-Proletaarlane, 1878-1943, poet and revolutionary with 8 years inside for agitprop; Hugo-Johannes Möldre, 1896-1983, soldier and politician; and two Mari Möldres, one, an actress (1890-1974), occasionally sequestrated for anti-Soviet humor, and the other a cello-player from Urban Symphony, Estonia’s attempt to recapture the Eurovision hearts, ears, and advertising budgets of millions with their proud ditty Rändajad.