#Kriibi (?)
#Tallinn #Pirita #Lepiku
Former farm name. Meaning very uncertain: verb #kriipima means to scratch, graze or scar, but not sure where that leads (see #Hallivanamehe). Possibly a variant of a #Russian loan word, #гривы (grivy) meaning ‘long, low, gently sloping hills’ (possible, given
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#Vaari (Vaar)
Grandfather, old man. The expression Vaar ja moor (see #Moora) suggests it comes from #Swedish where far and mor mean father and mother. Street, interestingly, named for being on the wrong side of the track to #Hallivanamehe. See #Äia.
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Kitseküla
#ElaguVanadMehed!
#Järvevana (Järvevana)
Old man of the lake, Old Man Lake, another nickname for Ülemiste Vanake (the little old man of #Ülemiste), a mythological character who lives there. See also #Hallivanamehe. This street is part of the E67 from #Helsinki to #Prague.
#Mythology #Mütoloogia
