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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 Tartu, Põlva, Võru and Valga. 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.
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