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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, a couple of entries still pending, no photos with the streets yet, layout not finalized...

This started with a book (last few pages under review) and so far 1889 of the 1891 articles entered, 1 or 2 links may 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!

Names

Alvari (Alvar)

Limestone region covered with thin topsoil and stunted vegetation (see Lageloo). Anagram of Ravila.

Amburi (Ambur)

Archer, bowman, Sagittarius. Close to Maleva and Uus-Maleva, and hence member of a mini military mêlée. See Kilbi.

Andrekse (Andres)

Name of a farm once located on or near the site. Also a diminutive/affectionate genitive of the name Andres/Andreus, meaning manly, masculine, plucky, etc. Other variants of this very popular name include Andi, Ando, Andu, Andrias, Ant (from Andi), but not Ants (from Hans).

Angerja (Angerjas)

Eel, Anguilla anguilla. Probably named after those found in the nearby former marshland of Kalamäe soo (fish-hill marsh, see Erika). 

Angerpisti (Angerpist)

Dropwort, fern-leaf dropwort, a herb sometimes known as queen of the meadow, Filipendula vulgaris. Street still, it seems, a muddy track. (To be continued.)

Angervaksa (Angervaks)

Another dropwort, Filipendula ulmaria, often known as meadowsweet or mead wort, a common plant in the Mustjõe valley area (see its congeneric Angerpisti). Its earlier bad karma of tarmac negativity is being cured by the creation of a pleasant walkway, from the now-demolished railway bridge over Ristiku to Sõle, with well-designed paths, resting-stops and more to come.

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