Niguliste (?)

Street and church. Nicholas, presumed dead around 350 CE, relics nicked by Italian merchants in 1087, patron saint of sailors, children, unwed girls, apothecaries, merchants, pawnbrokers and perfumers, and patron saint of Russia. Saint’s day: Dec. 6, evolution into Santa Claus began during Middle Ages. For a variation on the theme, see Vene. First recorded as platea beati Nicolai in 1377, then going through some unusual contorsions in the 18^th & 19^th Cs: Nikkola ulits (like the next one, but more Finnish sounding, 1723), niggola ulits (old school Estonian spelling with Russian ‘street’ appended, 1732), Nigulaste uulits (where the -laste makes it sound like ‘Nigulians’, while -(i)ste may be from old Norse, 1861), and Nigolas uulits (1885). For some reason, probably related to the Kelchi pärn (see Nõelasilm and Pärnade), called Липовая (Городская) ул., linden or linden city road, in the early 20^th C.