Named after Schönhauser Allee and Bornholmer Straße, which crosses it here.
Schönhauser Allee is named after Schloss Schönhausen in Niederschönhausen; it has had its present name since 1841. Bornholmer Straße, named in 1903, recalls the Danish Baltic island of Bornholm. By its Bösebrücke (bridge) lies the Platz des 9. November 1989, which recalls the day the Wall fell.