Brocklosengasse

Recorded as "broklosegasse" in 1415 and "bruchlozegasse" in 1416, the form Brocklosengasse later became established. At the end of the 18th century, the corrupted form Brodlosegasse (Breadless Alley) appeared, probably as a humorous play on words. The origin of the name is difficult to determine. The first part likely derives from "brok" (swampy lowland) – a word that also appears in street names in Rostock. In Danzig, the name of the neighboring "alden ras" likewise points to the marshy nature of the terrain. The second part of the name probably goes back to "las" (a wedge-shaped strip of land, with the variant form "los"). The word would thus denote a strip of marshland. The historian Löschin attempted to derive the name from "brok" (trousers) and explain it as Sansculottengasse (Street of the Sans-culottes), but this interpretation is certainly incorrect. Today's Polish name, ul. Mokra, translates to "Wet Street."