The Funniest Street Names in Budapest

Vocabulary

iktat, anyakönyvez,
To register jegyzékbe vesz

to go way beyond messze több, mint

yummy finom

continuation folytatás

to coalesce egybefonódik, összefonódik

explosion robbanás

superstitious babonás

button gomb
 beer factory sörgyár

traditional hagyományos

rare ritka

literally szó szerint

diverse változatos, sokoldalú

to inspire ihletni

volcano vulkán

When administrating or registering somewhere, not only names and birthdates can
make bureaucrats smile, but also street names in some cases. Wouldn’t we all be amused
at a serious businessman living on Bunny Walk? The names of public places in
Budapest go way beyond Sándor Petőfi and Lajos Kossuth. Here is a collection of some
of the funniest, cutest street names in Budapest.

1st district: Raspberry Street (Málna utca) sounds quite yummy, but its continuation is
Bear Steer (Medve utca) which puts it into a different perspective, while Gellért
Mountain hides the Fairy Home Hollow Way (Tündérlaki mélyút) and Chamois Stairs
(Zerge lépcső).

2nd district: How would you like to live in Barberry Street (Borbolya utca), Dewdrop
Street (Harmatcsepp utca), Ice Bear Slope (Jegesmedve lejtő), Panorama Street
(Kilátás utca), Lord’s Prayer Street (Miatyánk utca) or Little Pretty Street (Szépecske
utca)?
3rd district: Óbuda also has a wide variety of unique street names like Sweet Street
(Édes utca), Wax Street (Gyanta utca), Sludge Street (Iszap utca), Windstorm Street
(Szélvész utca) and Spider Street (Pók utca).
4th district: Chemical streets named Anode (Anód), Cathode (Katód) and Krypton
(Kripton) lie quite close to each other, and you can get to some of them through Tiny
Street (Pici utca).

5th district: The name of Golden Hand Street (Aranykéz utca) coalesced with
the explosion in the 1990s, while we wonder whether or not superstitious people
touch their buttons in Chimneysweep Street (Kéményseprő utca).

6th district: Budapest’s shortest street name, Old Street (Ó utca) can be found here.

7th district: The most interesting street is called Hundred House (Százház), but we’re
quite sure that there are fewer than a hundred houses in the street.

8th district: We can find quite mystical places here, for instance, in Aurora Street
(Auróra utca), Air Spirit Street (Légszesz utca) and Five Lark Street (Ötpacsirta utca).
9th district: Have you been to the lovely sounding Golden Flower (Aranyvirág), Tinkler
(Csengettyű), Polka Dotted (Pöttyös) or Fragrant (Illatos) Streets?

10th district: The street names reflect the different areas of the district. For instance,
Skid Street (Ászok utca) refers to the beer factory, Fattening Square (Hízlaló tér)
comes from the former pig settlement, while one of the loveliest street names, Ulmaria
(Tündérfürt) is also found here.

11th district: This region is full of kind, lovely street, road names from Berry (Bogyó),
Playful (Pajkos), Tabby (Cirmos) to Moonlight (Holdvilág), Ice Flower (Jégvirág) and
Rose Peach (Rózsabarack).
12th district: Have you ever heard of Adonis Street (Adonisz utca), Cupid Street (Ámor
utca), Cloud Street (Felhő utca), Nightingale Road (Fülemile út), Fairy Garden Street
(Tündérkert utca) and Cricket Stairs (Tücsök lépcső)?

13th district: This is the region for street names connected to relationships as some of
them are named Buddy (Cimbora), Chummy (Koma), Wedding (Esküvő), Bride
(Mennyasszony), Groom (Vőlegény), Groomsman (Násznagy), Sister (Nővér) and
Brother-in-law (Sógor).

14th district: Cute street names include Butterfly (Pillangó), Dragonfly (Szitakötő), Maar
(Tengerszem) and Toddler (Tipegő).

15th district: What could Memory Square (Emlék tér), Teddy Street (Mackó utca),
Gingerbread Square (Mézeskalács tér) and Mummy Street (Anyácska utca) stand for?

16th district: How about Razor Street (Borotvás utca), Sparkle Street (Csillám utca),
Snow White Street (Hófehérke utca) and Hawk-eye Street (Sasszem utca)?

17th district: This district has some romantic and delicious sounding streets named
Vanilla (Vanília), Pineapple (Ananász), Spearmint (Fodormenta), Moonbeam
(Holdsugár) and Bee (Méhecske).

18th district: You might want to live in Youth Street (Fiatalság utca), Snowflake Street
(Hópehely utca) or Dolphin Street (Delfin utca).

19th district: Most street names are quite traditional in Kispest, however, we can find
Ladybug (Katica) and Confectioner (Cukrász) Streets there.

20th district: Unique street names are quite rare in Pesterzsébet. This is literally true in
the case of Rare Street (Ritka utca) and Rare Alley (Ritka köz).
21st district: The names of public places are a bit more diverse in Csepel with Badger
Street (Borz utca), Tabby Walk (Cirmos sétány), Bunny Walk (Nyuszi sétány), Cosmos
Walk (Kozmosz sétány) and Milky Way Street (Tejút utca).
22nd district: Quite a lot of street names were inspired by nature in this region. There
are streets named after Long-eared Owl (Fülesbagoly), Turtledove (Gerlice), Rosehip
(Csipkebogyó) and Honey (Méz).

23rd district: There’s a Hairdresser Street (Fodrász utca) in Soroksár, but nobody has
started a business there so far. Another street is named Lava (Láva) even though there
are no volcanos in the neighbourhood, and the absolute winner of the district is Winnie
the Pooh Street (Micimackó utca).

Do you remember the street names mentioned in the text? Can you give the
Hungarian equivalent of them?

chamois

barberry

dewdrop

Lord’s Prayer

wax

sludge

chimneysweep
lark

tinkler

fragrant

ulmaria

tabby

nightingale

cricket

chummy

groomsman

dragonfly

maar

toddler

gingerbread

Snow White

hawk-eye
spearmint

moonbeam

bee

snowflake

ladybug

badger

Milky Way

long-eared owl

turtledove

rosehip

Winnie the Pooh

Key
chamois zerge
barberry borbolya
dewdrop harmatcsepp
Lord’s Prayer Miatyánk
wax viasz
sludge iszap
chimneysweep kéményseprő
lark pacsirta
tinkler csengettyű
fragrant illatos
ulmaria tündérfürt
tabby cirmos
nightingale fülemüle
cricket tücsök
chummy koma
groomsman násznagy
dragonfly szitakötő
maar tengerszem
toddler tipegő
gingerbread mézeskalács
Snow White Hófehérke
hawk-eye sasszem
spearmint fodormenta
moonbeam holdsugár
bee méhecske
snowflake hópehely
ladybug katica
badger borz
Milky Way Tejút
long-eared owl fülesbagoly
turtledove gerlice
rosehip csipkebogyó
Winnie the Pooh Micimackó