The Book

All author earnings of A Rambling Dictionary of Tallinn Street Names to be donated to the foundation or donate here.

If anyone could help or advise as to the legal mechanism, it would be appreciated, thanks!

The Website

Not intended at the beginning, the present website is taking on a life of its own, with plans for relevant discussion forums, picture galleries and, over time, more non-streetname entries.

In theory, it will be funded by advertising relevant to people in Tallinn, to be determined.

A percentage of profits (also to be determined) to be donated to the foundation.

Kauka (Kaugas)

Shirt pocket, pouch, large breast-pocket. Originally named Kaupmehe põik (-1959) then Vakmanni R. (1959-1991) during the Soviet occupation. Odd name that doesn’t seem to match its neighbors, unless you look at the map of footpaths in the adjacent Lembitu Park…

Kaupmehe (Kaupmees)

Merchant, trader. Renamed (1959-1990) as Pöögelmanni H. during the Soviet occupation.

Kaubamaja (Kaubamaja)

Department store, lit. ‘purchase house’. Renamed (?-1991), along with Rävala (1950-1991), as Lenini during the Soviet occupation.

Gonsiori

(Jakob Johann Gonsior, 1794-1865)

19^th‑C Tallinn alderman and lawyer, mayor and/or senator of Tallinn from 1828-1865, orphanage founder and funder. Renamed (1950-1991) as Lomonossovi M. during the Soviet occupation. Formerly (1920) split into Greater- and Lesser-Gonsiori. He lived at Mündi 2 (another one-time candidate for being called Gonsiori), It has been suggested that the name comes from Polish gąsior, for gander (the letter ą is nasalized and pronounced ‘an’, a bit like Portuguese -ão compared to Spanish -an, as in, e.g. bread: pão and pan). For information, Poland controlled Southern Estonia from 1559 to 1629.