A map of Vilnius published in 1942, while the city was under Nazi rule, shows the northern part of Žirmūnai as "Paneriškės", the middle section as "Kareiviškės" ("place of soldiers") and the southern part, close to the Tuskulėnai Manor, as "Mantiškės" ("a place named in honour of Mantas"). One of the streets in the area, "Enriko Manto" Street, referred to Herkus Mantas (Herkus Monte), a hero of the Great Prussian Uprising; today "H. Manto" Street is a short street in the Šnipiškės elderate ending at the boundary of Žirmūnai.