Väike-Tammiku Explained

Official Name:Väike-Tammiku
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Estonia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Estonia
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Lääne-Viru County
Subdivision Type2:Parish
Subdivision Name2:Väike-Maarja Parish
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3

Väike-Tammiku is a village in Väike-Maarja Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia.[1]

Name

The name Väike-Tammiku literally means 'little Tammiku', and it contrasted with neighboring Suure-Tammiku (literally, 'big Tammiku'), which is now simply called Tammiku. The village was attested in written sources as Tamicas in 1241 and Klein Tammick in 1726. The name (in the genitive case) comes from the common noun tammik 'oak forest', referring to the local vegetation.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. (retrieved 28 July 2021)
  2. Web site: Väike-Tammiku . Dictionary of Estonian Place Names . Eesti Keele Instituut . September 13, 2024 . Tallinn.
  3. Web site: Tammiku . Dictionary of Estonian Place Names . Eesti Keele Instituut . September 13, 2024 . Tallinn.