What's in a Prague street name

Na Zvoničce was built around 1934.

A ‘zvonička’ is a bell tower. Zvonička was also the name of a farmstead round here, existing until about 1850.

I went to Google looking for specifics, but mainly came back realising just how awful (and, somehow, condescending) Google’s AI search results can be, including in Czech.

Na Zvoničce was the length it is now; in 1952, it gained The Street Formerly Known As Podhájská (see https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2025/09/22/prague-4-day-180-v-podhaji/ for an explanation of that name).

In 1957, the two were separated; Na Zvoničce became Na Zvoničce I, and Podhájská became… yes, Na Zvoničce II.

In 1973, Na Zvoničce II became Gončarenkova, which has a story (or two) well worth reading if you haven’t already: https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2025/09/20/prague-4-day-178-goncarenkova/). At least one Na Zvoničce I street sign hasn’t been taken down yet.