Buli is named after the buri palm. Alabang is named after the river that passes throughout the barangay. Ayala Alabang was made by Batas Pambansa Bilang 219 out of Barangay Alabang. Sucat obtained its title from the vernacular term "sukat", meaning "measurement" as it was measured during the Spanish period.In the Global Phonetic Alphabet, ?a? is us