What's in a Prague street name

Rečkova was built in 1930.

The name has nothing to do with Greece, which is Řecko in Czech (sometimes when I’m whizzing past here on the tram, I mistakenly think it’s called Řeckova, and yes, that name would make no grammatical sense).

Jan Reček z Ledče was a maltster and a well-to-do citizen of Prague’s Old Town in the 15th century. In 1438, he founded Collegium sanctissimae virginis Mariae domus nationis Bohemicae, one of the most respected colleges within Charles University.

Later, it became more common to simply refer to it as Collegium Reček. It hosted twelve carefully selected (Hussite) students from the Kingdom of Bohemia; they studied Liberal Arts and Theology. It was located on Karolíny Světlé.

Reček also owned four houses in Betlémské náměstí; this spot is now the site of the Náprstek Museum of Asian, African and American Cultures. https://nm.cz/en/visit-us/buildings/naprstek-museum-of-asian-african-and-american-cultures

Addendum: I can categorically state that the trams round here do anything but ‘whizz’. But my Lítačka is still an absolute steal (for now), so I’ll take it.