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Ugala (Ugala)
One-time province of south-eastern Estonia, otherwise known as Ugandi, Ugania, Ungannia or, most accurately, Ugaunia, encompassing the present-day counties of Põlva, Tartu, Valga and Võru. The Latvian for Estonia is Igaunija. Soviet occupation renaming (1960-1990): Leberechti H. Also western half of the arc that was once the semi-circular Kaare.
Uku (Uku)
Character of mythology or folklore: harvest / house fairy to some, or weather and lightning sprite, upgraded(?) by Kreutzwaldi F.R. to sky or thunder god, or alternative perception of the supreme god Taara, possibly related to Thor. Tallinn’s only ‘true’ (i.e. both nominative and genitive) palindromic street name (cf. Aia, WW doesn’t really count). Part of a small Estonian mythology street-name group. See Vanemuise.
Ülemiste (Ülemiste)
Lake, now reservoir, in Tallinn, and mythological character: the little old man of Ülemiste, Ülemiste Vanake. Legend has it that he checks the city out every year and, if told it’s now complete, will flood it. Why? If you know of any god that ever made a rational decision, you tell me. For reasons of ecology, airplanes are reportedly not allowed to fly over the lake. For other reasons, they do.
Üliõpilaste (Üliõpilased [pl.])
University students (Sing.: Üliõpilane). The street borders one of the Tallinna Tehnikaülikool (Tallinn School of Technology) departments, now more commonly/affectionately called ‘TalTech’. Street half a kilometer south of Akadeemia.
