Talk:Street suffix

Added suffixes
All the suffixes I have added to the roster are found on google maps. If possible, I go into street view to clarify that the suffix is legit. Please let me know if I did anything wrong. I will accept questions about the legitimitness of the streets, however below I am going to leave links to ALL streets I found that are unusual. Pilot0674 (talk) 01:18, 21 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Shutter Latch (Latch)
 * Morning Stroll (Stroll)
 * Great Kame (Kame)
 * Grey Shale (Shale)
 * Hawks Perch (Perch)
 * Red Leaf (Leaf)
 * Clam Pudding (Pudding)
 * White Trellis (Trellis)
 * Red Canoe (Canoe)
 * Mint Sprig (Sprig)
 * Looking Glass (Glass)
 * Miller's Joist (Joist)


 * I'm not sure if a lot of these count as street suffixes. Sometimes street names are suffixless and I think these are mostly just two word streets that have no suffix. I don't know for sure, but I think this is the case. Also, there's another one I think is missing which exists in a lot of places in Florida called a cay, so I think that's worth mentioning if we're talking about missing suffixes
 * Xiphactinus B (talk) 04:55, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Tacky
In April, I went on a vacation to Williamsburg, VA. There was an unknown street type, a Tacky. I dont know of its origins but I know its real. I have proof. Can you guys tell me anything you know about Tackys? Pilot0674 (talk) 00:23, 10 July 2018 (UTC)

a word for a word
In toponymy isn't such an element commonly called a generic? —Tamfang (talk) 23:17, 23 November 2009 (UTC)

Future work
A reference to https://www.usps.com/send/official-abbreviations.htm should be added and the list updated to reflect that site Spiderhawk 19:55, 8 February 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rtcwls (talk • contribs)

edited!
i removed some of the suffixes and the table. I changed it into a numbered list of suffixes from http://pe.usps.gov/text/pub28/28apc_002.htm.

Circus
When the article says "Circus for a Circus", could someone explain what the second use of the word circus is referring to? It isn't mentioned in the cited article anywhere. It might be a typo but don't want to remove it in case it isn't. — Preceding unsigned comment added by LocoMotionOfficial (talk • contribs) 21:54, 8 January 2018 (UTC)


 * It's written in the article as "a large roundabout." Basically, in the UK, it's kind of like a big intersection (notably Picadilly Circus) Xiphactinus B (talk) 04:57, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Tacky (w0t?)
Thank you guys so much! I have learned so many new road types! I am currently in Virginia, and I saw an EXTREMLY rare street type! It wasn't listed in here, but it is a Tacky. it is right [here]. Can you please explain it?

Pilot0674 (talk) 20:44, 17 April 2018 (UTC)
 * A Carolina Marsh Tacky, sometimes just called a Marsh Tacky, is a breed of horse. -- Orange Mike &#124;  Talk  00:32, 6 May 2020 (UTC)

Is Haringey all of the UK?
The list of approved street suffixes in the United Kingdom is sourced from the Haringey Council website. Is there any reason to believe this applies to the entirety of the UK, not just Haringey? I've googled "guidelines for street naming" and I'm getting a bunch of council websites – just picking the ones at the top of the search results, Richmond, Lewisham, Teignbridge – and the list is different every time. I'd like to see a British street suffix masterlist, but I'm not sure one exists. - machotrouts (talk) 00:48, 29 June 2018 (UTC)

Absolutely this. The article refers to UK but the source is a single council, and other councils differ. - TRT1968 (talk) 16:48, 25 October 2018 (UTC)

This guidance certainly doesn't seem entirely accurate to the way new roads are named in places near me. In particular the banned terms such as Court are extremely common, including in newer roads. Eastwood Park and strabane (talk) 19:00, 17 October 2020 (UTC)