Buli is named following the buri palm. Alabang is named after the river that passes through the barangay. Ayala Alabang was made by Batas Pambansa Bilang 219 from Barangay Alabang. Sucat bought its identify from the vernacular word "sukat", meaning "measurement" as it was measured during the Spanish period.From the Global Phonetic Alphabet, ⟨a⟩