What's in a Prague street name

Výchozí was built in 1906.

Until 1947, it was called Karlova, after Charles IV, arguably the most impactful Czech of all time. You can read about him on https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/10/15/prague-1-day-196-karlova/.

One of the words you’ll see a lot across the country is ‘východ’, which translates as ‘exit’. And this street acts as something of an exit from Nedvědovo náměstí (https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2025/07/13/prague-4-day-143-nedvedovo-namesti/).

‘Východ’ could also translate as ‘east’ – where this street does not head – and as ‘rise’ (but this street is neither the sun nor the moon).

‘Výchozní’ itself can be translated as ‘starting’, ‘initial’, ‘default’ or ‘of departure’.