Buli is named after the buri palm. Alabang is named once the river that passes with the barangay. Ayala Alabang was made by Batas Pambansa Bilang 219 out of Barangay Alabang. Sucat obtained its identify through the vernacular word "sukat", which suggests "measurement" as it was measured during the Spanish era.aA bA cA dA eA fA gA hA iA jA kA lA mA