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Karnapi (?)
Meaning unknown. Possible derivative of a (Swedish?) person’s name? Perhaps a modification of kanep:kanepi, hemp, cannabis? A karn:karni is a butcher’s, but not sure where this could lead (and despite its resemblance to the carn- of carnivore, karn comes, oddly, from MLG schrange / schranke, a butcher's or baker's market stall or point of sale. The -pi ending may be a contraction of -pere/-perre, see Lillepi. Area on the southern rim of Aegna island, bordering Karnepi kõrgendik, or Karnep Heights. See also Kurikneeme.
Filtri (Filter)
Filter. Named after nearby water treatment plant. Given the cemeteries nearby (see Toonela), one wonders where they obtained their activated charcoal...
Alle A. (August Alle, 1890-1952)
Son of a stone-mason, studied medicine and law. Poet, columnist and publicist. Editor of the Estonian literary journal Looming (Creation) from 1948. Street formerly known as Voolu.
Filmi (Film)
Film, cinema, movies. Although, given its oleaginous neighbors (see Nafta), perhaps that nice insulating layer of fossil fuel that oil tankers deposit on the waters to keep the ocean warm? But no, boring: after local film storage warehouse. Previously Jalgpalli (1933) and Palli (1934-1959) after neighboring sportsfield.
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