Now known as Pärnu, Pernau is the German name and the name formerly used in English for a city in SW Estonia. The reason for the choice of name is unclear, but Pernau Street fits into a pattern of names from Eastern and Central Europe in this part of Shankill, along with Riga Street, Moscow Street (now largely replaced by Crimea Court), Berlin Street, Nassau Street and Huss Street (now replaced by Huss Row). This group is distinct from those names which commemorate the Crimean War.