What's in a Prague street name

V křovinách was built in 1955.

‘Křovina’ translates as ‘shrub’, ‘bush’ (both individual) or ‘shrubbery’ (general). The area round here, covered in the stuff, was also once known as V křovinách.

Synonyms include ‘keř’ and ‘křoví’, although the latter has some interesting additional meanings that the other words don’t.

On stage, it can designate a ‘foil’, i.e. a character who contrasts with the protagonist (Sancho Panza comes to mind); also on stage, but not at the theatre, it can denote the back-up singers.