Buli is named once the buri palm. Alabang is named once the river that passes in the barangay. Ayala Alabang was designed by Batas Pambansa Bilang 219 out of Barangay Alabang. Sucat acquired its name with the vernacular word "sukat", which suggests "measurement" because it was calculated during the Spanish era.In the Worldwide Phonetic Alphabet, �