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Suurtüki (Suurtükk)

Cannon. Big gun. Soviet occupation renaming, along with Kotzebue (1960-1987), of Käsperti J..

Virve (Virve)

Flicker (sound, light or wave), wavering, ripple, reflecting its proximity to Ülemiste lake. Crosses Laine. Also outdated woman’s name.

Seebi (Seep)

Soap. After local soap operation founded 1881. Word loaned from MLG for soap, sēpe, conflicting somewhat with the EES proposal expressed in Sauna.

Tuisu (Tuisk)

Usually snowstorm or blizzard. But, located on a former sandy area close to lake Ulemiste, probably minor ‘sandstorms’, perhaps in memory of those whipped up by Estonia’s first track and field team, the Düünapoisid, or Dune Boys (1910-1914), who trained there.

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