What's in a Prague street name

V Občanském domově was built in 1934.

Looking forward to finding out about this grand-sounding Občanský domov (Citizen’s Home, among various potential translations)?

Wondering if we’re about to discover Nusle’s answer to Municipal House (https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/10/10/prague-1-day-182-u-obecniho-domu/)?

Glad we’ve escaped that multi-week period where a lot of nearby streets were named after the companies that built the houses in them (https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2025/03/28/prague-4-day-60-druzstevni-ochoz/)?

Well, bad news: we’re having a slight relapse. The houses in this street were built by a company called Občanský domov.

Still, when your street is most known for being next to Pankrác Prison, it’s probably best to go looking for name inspiration elsewhere.