Mezi stráněmi was built in 1935. A ‘stráň’ is a hillside or a slope, and the street is between (‘mezi’) two of them). Other words that we’ve come across before that have the same meaning as ‘stráň’ include svah (as in https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2025/07/01/prague-4-day-133-ve-svahu/ and https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2025/11/21/prague-4-day-236-pod-svahem/). As well as ‘úbočí’, which doesn’t have any streets named after… Continue reading

V Hodkovičkách was built in 1927. Until 1935, it was called U rybníka, after a pond which was once in the centre of Hodkovičky, but now isn’t there at all. There are only two streets left in Hodkovičky before we move on to Lhotka, but somehow we’ve left it until now to discuss the place… Continue reading

Nad pruhy was built in 1935. A ‘pruh’ is a strip, a stripe, a band or a lane. This street has its name due to its location near strips of fields. For fans of pruh-related vocabulary, a ‘silniční pruh’ or a ‘jízdní pruh’ is a traffic lane. Specific lanes include a ‘předjížděcí pruh’ (overtaking lane), ‘odbočovací… Continue reading

Nad hájem was built in 1930. Very easy one today: ‘Nad hájem’ is, quite literally, above a grove. Continue reading

U Zátiší was built in 2007. Yes, another one after K and V (see https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2026/02/05/prague-4-day-301-k-zatisi/). There’ll be a new story tomorrow (maybe). Although this does have the distinction of being the first of the 956 streets that I’ve written about that was built in 2007. And, in fact, the first to be built between 1999 and… Continue reading

V Zátiší was built in 1925. It was looking a bit slippery when I was round here, so here you can see the street at the end, rather than a street sign. I did say that there would be a set (four, I currently believe) of Zátiší-based streets, and, as this is the second of them,… Continue reading

Večerní was built in 1973. Part three of the times-of-day series that started on https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2026/01/14/prague-4-day-279-poledni/ and continued with https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2026/02/02/prague-4-day-298-jitrni/: ‘večer’ is ‘evening’. This reminds me of the first time I lived in Prague; I was an English teacher, and, in the practice lessons, I learned that Czechs learning English may get very confused if you ask… Continue reading

Jitřní was built in 1965. When we were still in Braník, we started on what is a four-part set of streets named after times of day: https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2026/01/14/prague-4-day-279-poledni/. ‘Jitro’ means ‘morning’, and I now have to sheepishly admit that I’ve been spelling it as ‘jítro’ until today. Ah well, we live and learn. Czechs will often look… Continue reading

Stavbařů was built in 1973. A ‘stavbář’ is a builder, or a construction worker. They would typically work on a stavba or a staveniště (a construction / building site). Without such people, these streets would either not exist or just be a bunch of paths, so fair play to whoever decided they deserved to have… Continue reading

Nad údolím was built in 1935. Keeping things geographical today: the street is above (‘nad’) a valley (‘údolí’). Anyone who thinks they’ve heard this one before is probably right: https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2025/12/22/prague-4-day-267-udolni/ is nearby, but somehow a month has passed since I wrote about it. Continue reading

Mezi Lysinami was built in 1935. The creativity is the equal of the vegetation today: Mezi Lysinami is named after the same barrenness as yesterday’s https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2026/01/28/prague-4-day-293-na-lysinach/, but is ‘between’ these patches of nothingness rather than ‘on’ them. To make today’s story about 0.1% more interesting, the street was called Mezi Lysinami I between 1938 and… Continue reading