Buli is named after the buri palm. Alabang is named after the river that passes in the barangay. Ayala Alabang was produced by Batas Pambansa Bilang 219 out of Barangay Alabang. Sucat obtained its identify with the vernacular term "sukat", which implies "measurement" because it was measured during the Spanish era.: the one of the 4 ABO blood teams