Buli is named after the buri palm. Alabang is named once the river that passes in the barangay. Ayala Alabang was made by Batas Pambansa Bilang 219 away from Barangay Alabang. Sucat got its name through the vernacular word "sukat", which means "measurement" as it was measured during the Spanish period.In the International Phonetic Alphabet, ⟨a⟩