Variku (Varik)
Brushwood, dense shrubbery.
Varju (Vari)
1) Shade, shadow; screen, cloak; 2) Shelter. Given its neighbours, both are possible. Close to Vilu. For information, vihmavari is umbrella, lit. rain screen / shelter.
Varjulille (Varjulill)
Lit. shadow flower: woodruff, squinancy wort, Asperula spp. Name due to former use in treating quinsy, or peritonsillar abscess, a sometime complication of tonsillitis or, for George Washington, possible cause of death (although probable cause was the excessive blood-letting designed to relieve him). Its Estonian name reflects its preference for shady, as well as moist, rich soils.
Varraku (Varrak)
1) Character from the Kalevipoeg: the Lappish sage who agrees to take him to the end of the world. 2) The Viking traders, pirates, mercenaries (to 11th/13th‑C Kievan and Novgorodian princes among others), known mainly as bodyguard to the Byzantine Emperors. Name derived from Varjaag, Estonian for Varangian (Old East Slavic: Varyag). Renamed (1979-1995) as Lumiste J. during the Soviet occupation. Part of a magico-mythological group. See Vikerlase.