Names
Lurenburgi torn (0) 
Last built (1538–1554) but not last demolished (1767) Tallinn tower. Sometimes spelled Lurenbergi, Luhrenburgi or Luerborch, the first recorded name was Lurerborch and its origins are not clear. Ignoring the relatively flimsy evidence for an eponymous Mr Luer (ditto Bernd von der Borch, master of the Livonian Order, 1471–1483), the name can be broken down into two MLG words lūren and borch, the former meaning to lurk, deceive, or lie in wait secretly, and the latter, among others, castle or fortress. If so, and since lūren’s counterpart lūrære would give rise to Mod. Est. luuraja, military scout, spy, or just plain lookout, and being designed as a smaller-scale canon tower (like Paks Margareeta) outside the wall protecting Harju Gate, (see Harju värav), the original name may come from its function as roundel or redoubt-like lookout and reconnaissance tower. Maybe.
Lutheri (Luther)
After the nearby Luther’s Furniture and Veneer Factory (A. M. Lutheri vabrik or just Lutheri vabrik) founded by Alexander Martin Luther in 1880, first of a line of innovative plywood furniture manufacturers. Check out the façade at Vana-Lõuna 37. NB: Streets called Lutheri (or similar) come in 3 varieties: 1) this one; and former iterations of 2. Lastekodu (but different Luther); and 3. Wiedemanni F.J. (AML).
