Lõõtsa (Lõõts)
Bellows. Part of a mini iron-working group. See also Sepapaja.
Lootuse (Lootus)
Hope, expectation. Doesn’t quite have the same ring as Micawberism, or the same meaning as ‘lotus’ (lootos:lootose), but still. Part of a metaphysical street-name group. See Aate.
Lõuna (Lõuna)
South, southern, southerly (also: noon, midday, meridian, for the direction of the sun at its highest position, and lunch. Oddly, while German Mittag means midday or lunchtime, Swedish middag means midday or, strangely, dinner). Also süüd among sailors. Known briefly as Auna from 1940-1941. See also Ida. With typical Tallinn aplomb, street pointing due south-east (except for one 36.44 m stretch which does, admittedly, point south). But see Loode, which may explain everything. Or not.
Lume (Lumi)
Snow. Once known simply as Tänav 2 (No.2 Street, aka 2-я ул) perhaps reflecting an ad hoc administrative naming within a port zone. Also Soviet occupation renaming (1958-1991) of Hundipea.
