Penang Street Name

English name	Official Malay name	Etymology	Traditional Malay name	Hokkien name	Hokkien etymology
Aboo Sittee Lane	Lorong Abu Siti,	After Aboo Sittee @ Mamak Pushi, who founded the Malay opera form known as bangsawanin Penang in the 1870s	Lorong Pushi	三牲巷 Sam-seng-hāng	Gangsters' lane
Acheen Street	Lebuh Acheh	After the Arab traders from Achehwho lived here.		拍石街 Phah-chio̍h-ke 懸樓仔 Koâiⁿ-laû-á	Stone-breaking street Small high tower (after the four-storied Gedung Atjeh at the Beach St corner)
Acheen Street Ghaut	Gat Lebuh Acheh			拍石街路頭 Phah-chio̍h-ke lơ̄-thâu 懸樓仔路頭 Koâiⁿ-laû-á lơ̄-thâu	Acheen St landing place
Ah Quee Street	Lebuh Ah Quee	After Capitan China Chung Keng Quee, who presented it to the Municipality	Lorong Takia, after the kampong formerly there.	阿貴街 A-kùi-ke	Ah Quee street
Amoy Lane	Lorong Amoy	After the Hokkien city of Amoy
Anson Road	Jalan Anson	After Major-General Sir Archibald Anson, Lieutenant-Governor of Penang (1867-1882)
Argus Lane	Lorong Argus	After Penang's first independent newspaper, the Pinang Argus, published at Argus House here from 1867-1873.		色藍乳禮拜堂後巷仔 Sek-lân-ní lé-paì-tn̄g-aū hāng-á	Lane behind the Eurasian (Serani) church (the Roman Catholic Church, now Cathedral, of the Assumption)
Argyll Road	Jalan Argyll			萬葛里巷 Bang-ka-lí hāng	Bengali (or Sikh) lane
Armenian Street	Lebuh Armenian	After the Armenian inhabitants.		W. of Cannon St
				拍銅街 Phah-tâng-ke	Copper-beaters' street
				E. of Cannon St
				本頭公巷 Pún-thâu-kong-hāng 建元街 Kièn-gôan-ke	Gods' lane, after the Kong-si house of the Toā Peh Kong or Kièn Tek secret society (formerly at the junction of Armenian & Pitt Streets) there Kièn Tek society origin street
Armenian Street Ghaut	Gat Lebuh Armenian			本頭公巷路頭 Pún-thâu-kong-hāng lơ̄-thâu	Armenian St landing place
Arratoon Road	Jalan Arratoon	After the Armenian merchant Arathoon Anthony, the father of A. A. Anthony who founded the Penang stock-broking firm that bears his name, who came from Shiraz in Persia to Penang in 1819.
Ayer Itam Road	Jalan Air Itam	After the Ayer Itam stream which flows there		亞也依淡路 A-iá i-tâm lơ̄	(phonetic)
Ayer Rajah Road	Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman	After the Telok Ayer Rajah, the bay between George Town and Tanjong Tokong. New Malay name after Tunku Abdul Rahman, first prime minister of Malaya (1957-1970), who lived there.
Bagan Jermal Road	Jalan Bagan Jermal	After Bagan Jermal, where it leads		灣斗路 Oân-tó-lơ̄	Bay road
Barrack Road	Jalan Barrack	After the sepoy barracks formerly there		兵房路 Peng-pâng-lơ̄	Barrack road
Beach Street	Lebuh Pantai	Self-describing. The street formerly ran along the shoreline until the construction of Weld Quay.	N. of China St
			Jalan Gedung	土庫街 Thớ-khờ-ke	Warehouse street
			China St – Chulia St
				港仔口 Káng-á-khaú	Harbour entrance, where the main shipping business was carried out
			Chulia St – Armenian St
				中街 Tiong-ke	Middle street
			Armenian St – Acheen St
				緞羅申 Toan-lơ̂-sîn	Tuan Losin (Tengku Syed Hussein)'s street
			Acheen St – Malay St
				拍鐵街 Phah-ti̍h-ke	Blacksmiths' street
			S. of Malay St
			Ujong Pasir	社尾 Siā-bóe	Village end, Malay name "End of the beach"
Birch Road	Jalan Birch	After one of three possibilities (1) J. W. W. Birch, British Residentin Perak, who was assassinated in 1875 by a local Malay chief, (2) Arthur Nonus Birch, Acting Lieutenant-Governor of Penang(1871-1872), or (3) James Kortright Birch, Resident Councillor of Penang (1905-1906) and Actg.Resident Councillor of Penang from (3 Mar. 1897 - Aug. 1898, Apr. 1901 - Nov. 1902 and 1903-1905).
Bishop Street	Lebuh Bishop	After the Roman Catholic Bishop Garnault, who was brought by Francis Light to Penang in 1786 from Kuala Kedah after fleeing persecution in Ligor and Phuket. His presbytery stood here.		W. of King St
				順德公司街 Sūn-tek kong-si-ke	Soon Teik Association street
				King St - Penang St
				呂宋禮拜堂前 Lū-sòng lé-paì-tn̂g-chêng	In front of the Armenian (Luzon) church formerly there
				E. of Penang St
				漆木街 Chhat-bok-ke 柴工街 Chhâ-kang-ke	Lacquerers' street Carpenters' street
Boundary Road	Jalan Sempadan	Part of the road formerly formed part of the boundary of the City of George Town
Brick Kiln Road	Jalan Gurdwara	After the brick kiln formerly there. The area was known as Bakar Bata or 罇仔窰 Chuíⁿ-á-iô. New Malay name after the Sikhgurdwara there.		風車路 Hong-chhia-lơ̄	Winnowing-machine road, after the winnowing machines used to separate rice from chaff.
Bridge Street	Jalan C. Y. Choy	After the Anson Bridge over the Prangin Ditch and the bridge over the Pinang River, which it links. New Malay name after Cllr C. Y. Choy, the last Mayor of George Town (1964-1966).		North (Beach St) end
				過港仔 Kòe-káng-á	Past the Prangin Ditch
				Middle
				枋廊 Pang-lông	Sawmill
				South (Jelutong Rd) end
				城隍廟路 Sêng-hông-biō-lơ̄	City god temple road
Buckingham Street	Lebuh Buckingham			新街頭 Sin-ke-thaû	At the head of Campbell St
Burmah Road	Jalan Burma	After the Burmese village (Kampong Ava) at Burmah Lane.	Jalan Kreta Ayer	車水路 Chhia-tsúi-lơ̄	Drawing-water road, after the aqueduct that ran along the road (see e.g. the Mesjid Tarek Ayerthere)
Campbell Street	Lebuh Campbell		Jalan Nona Bahru	新街 Sin-ke 新大門樓 Sin-toā-mûiⁿ-laû	New street, alternatively 新雞 (new prostitutes), in contradistinction to Chulia St, where the brothels formerly were New Chulia St
Cannon Square	Medan Cannon	After the cannon that was brought in by the Government during the Penang Riots in 1867 and fired here, where the members of the Kièn Tek society were encamped.		龍山堂內 Liông-san-tông-laī	Within Leong San Tong (the Khoo Kongsi clanhouse)
Cannon Street	Lebuh Cannon			大銃空 Toā-chhèng-khang	Cannonball-hole
Cantonment Road	N. of Kelawei Rd	After an army cantonmentformerly there. New Malay name of northern section after the Penang Malay Association (Persatuan Melayu Pulau Pinang, "Pemenang") there.
	Jalan Pemenang
	S. of Kelawei Rd
	Jalan Cantonment
Carnarvon Lane	Lorong Carnarvon	After Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon, 19th century BritishColonial Secretary		鑑光內 Kàm-kong-laī	Within the village (kampung)
Carnarvon Street	Lebuh Carnarvon			N. of Campbell St
				大門樓橫街 Toā-mûiⁿ-laû hoâiⁿ-ke	Chulia St cross street
				Campbell St - Acheen St
				番仔塚 Hoan-á-thióng	Malay cemetery
				S. of Acheen St
				沓田仔 Lam-chhân-á 姓張公司街 Sὲⁿ-tiơⁿ kong-si-ke 十間厝 Tsa̍p-keng-chhù 四角井 Sì-kak-chέⁿ	Swamp fields Teoh clanhouse street Ten houses Square well
Caunter Hall Road	Jalan P. Ramlee	New Malay name after Malayan filmmaker P. Ramlee
Cecil Street	Lebuh Cecil	After Sir Cecil Clementi, Governor of the Straits Settlements (1930-1934).		(過港仔第)七條路 (Kòe-káng-á tē) Chhit-tiaû-lơ̄	7th road (past the Prangin Ditch)
Ceylon Lane	Lorong Ceylon	After the Ceylonese inhabitants		四十間 Sì-tsa̍p-keng	Forty houses
Cheapside	Cheapside	After Cheapside, a street inLondon where one of the city's main produce markets was located.
Che Em Lane	Lorong Che Em	After Chee Eam @ Chu Yan, a Chinese merchant named as the largest Chinese property owner by Francis Light in 1793. Known in Tamil as Koli Kadai Sandhu		北間內 Pak-kan-laī	Within the town (pekan)
China Street	Lebuh China	After the Chinese inhabitants		大街 Toā-ke	Main street
China Street Ghaut	Gat Lebuh China			大街路頭 Toā-ke lơ̄-thaû 明山路頭 Bêng-san lơ̄-thaû	China St landing place (Khoo) Beng San (shop) landing place
Chowrasta Road	Jalan Chowrasta	After the chowrasta or "four crossroads" market there		吉寧仔萬山 Kiet-lêng-á bān-san (also Tamil St)	Indian market
Chulia Lane	Lorong Chulia	After the Tamil (from the ancient Tamil kingdom of Chola) inhabitants		十七間 Tsap-chhi̍t-keng	Seventeen houses, after the row of seventeen houses of the same size there.
Chulia Street	Lebuh Chulia			W. of Love Lane
				牛干冬 Gû-kan-tàng	Cattle pen (kendang)
				Love Lane - Pitt St
				大門樓 Toā-mûiⁿ-laû	Great archway, after the two archways into a large compound house formerly here: see Sek Chuan Lane
				E. of Pitt St
				羅粦街 Lơ̂-lîn-ke 吉寧仔街 Kiet-lêng-á-ke (now usually Market St)	(H. M.) Noordin (shop) street Indian street
Chulia Street Ghaut	Gat Lebuh Chulia			吉寧仔街路頭 Kiet-lêng-á-ke lơ̄-thaû 姓楊公司街 Sὲⁿ-iơ̂ⁿ-kong-si-ke 柴路頭 Chhâ lơ̄-thaû 大水井 Toā-tsuí-chέⁿ (also Pitt St (middle))	Chulia St landing place Yeoh clanhouse street Firewood landing place, where firewood used to be sold before Maxwell Rd was constructed Great well, after the big water tank formerly there
Church Street	Lebuh Gereja	After the Portuguese Eurasian church located here in the late 18th century.		義興街 Gī-hin-ke	Ghee Hin secret society street, after the association house that formerly stood there.
Church Street Ghaut	Gat Lebuh Gereja			義興街路頭 Gī-hin-ke lơ̄-thaû 酒廊路頭 Chiu-lōng lơ̄-thaû	Church St landing place Distillery landing-place, after the distillery operated at the junction of Church and Beach Sts by the Opium and Spirit Farm Offices.
Cintra Street	Lebuh Cintra	After the Portuguese town ofCintra.		新街橫街 Sin-ke hoâiⁿ-ke 拍袍街 Phah-phaù-ke	China St cross street Brothel street, where the brothels of the lowest type were.
				N. of Campbell St
				日本街 Ji̍t-pún-ke	Japanese (brothel) street
Clove Hall Road	Jalan Clove Hall	After the nearby residence of the Armenian Anthony family (see Arratoon Rd)
Codrington Avenue	Lebuhraya Codrington	After Stewart Codrington, Acting Resident Councillor of Penang (1924)
Dato' Kramat Road	Jalan Dato' Keramat	After the Dato' Kramat village, to which it led, named after an early-18th-century Muslim ascetic		W. of Patani Rd
				四崁店 Sì-khám-tiàm	Four shops
				E. of Patani Rd
				柑仔園 Kam-á-hûiⁿ	Mandarin orange plantation, after a former orange plantation there. The area was known in Malay asKebun Limau
Downing Street	Lebuh Downing	After Downing Street in London, the seat of government.		外關 Goā-koan 大人關 Taī-jîn-koan	Overseas Chinese protector's office
Drury Lane	Lorong Drury	After Drury Lane in London, where the Theatre Royal is.		新戲臺 Sin-hì-tâi	New Chinese theatre
Duke Street	Lebuh Duke	After Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, who visited and stayed here in 1869.
W. of Fort Point	Jalan Tun Syed Sheh Barakbah	Self-describing. Fort Rd was the eastern section of the road leading from the tip of the cape, Fort Point, to the Jubilee Clock Tower roundabout. Both The Esplanade and Fort Rd were joined with the new road built west of Duke St to form a road named after Tun Syed Sheh Barakbah, Governor of Penang (1969-1975).		舊關仔角 Kū-koan-á-kak (also King Edward Place)	Old government corner - see also King Edward Place. When Gurney Drive was built, it was called the new Esplanade, or new government corner, even though there are no government buildings there.
The Esplanade
S. of Fort Point
Fort Road
New section W. of Duke St
Jalan Tun Syed Sheh Barakbah
Esplanade Road	Jalan Padang Kota Lama	Road leading from Light St to the Esplanade		草埔海墘路 Chhaú-pơ haí-kiⁿ-lơ̄	Grass field (cricket ground) shorefront road
Farquhar Street	Lebuh Farquhar	After R. T. Farquhar, Lieutenant-Governor of Penang (1804-1805)		W. of Leith St
				紅毛路 Âng-mơ̂-lơ̄ (also Northam Rd, to which it joins)	European road
				Leith St - Love Lane
				蓮花河 Liên-hoa-hô 色蘭乳學前 Sek-lân-ní-o̍h-chêng	Lotus-flower pond, after a lotus-pond formerly at the side of the old St George's Girl's School, which was filled up on account of many accidents involving people trying to get at the lotus. In front of the Eurasian (Serani) school (St Xavier's Institution)
				E. of Love Lane
				紅毛學前 Âng-mơ̂-o̍h-chêng	In front of the old Penang Free School
Free School Road	Jalan Free School	After the new Penang Free School there.
Gaol Road	Jalan Penjara	After the Penang Gaol there.		新跤樞 Sin-kha-khu	New prison
Gladstone Road	Jalan Gladstone	After William Ewart Gladstone, late 19th century British prime minister. The western end of Gladstone Rd, where it joined Magazine Circus, was demolished with the construction of KOMTAR in 1985, and the remainder was demolished around 2000 with the building ofPrangin Mall.		火車路 Hoé-chhia-lơ̄	Tram road
Glugor Road	Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah	After the area of Glugor, and the 19th century Glugor Estate of David Brown, where it leads, named after the assam glugor(tamarind) tree.
Gottlieb Road	Jalan Gottlieb	After German lawyer Felix Henri Gottlieb who served in the Straits Settlements government from 1846 to 1882
Green Hall	Jalan Green Hall			緞巴尼 Toān pá-lí 麒麟虎 Ki-lin hơ̄	Mr (Tuan) Paddy's (land) (phonetic)
Green Lane	Jalan Masjid Negeri	Formerly self-describing. New Malay name after the state mosque there.		青草巷 Chhεⁿ-chhaú-hāng	Green grass lane
Gurney Drive	Pesiaran Gurney	After Sir Henry Gurney, High Commissioner of the Federation of Malaya (1950-1951) assassinated during the Malayan Emergency.		新關仔角 Sin-koan-á-kak	New Government Office Corner, i.e. New Esplanade.
Halfway Road	Jalan Sekerat
Herriot Street	Lebuh Herriot	After Stuart Herriot, British merchant who wrote the petition of the Capitan China, Chung Keng Kwee, and others in 1872, asking for British intervention in Perak after the Larut Riots.		(過港仔第)八條路 (Koè-káng-á tē) peh-tiaû-lơ̄	8th road (past the Prangin Ditch)
Hill Railway Road	Jalan Hill Railway	After the Penang Hill funicular railway station there.
Hongkong Street	Jalan Cheong Fatt Tze	After the island of Hong Kong. New Malay name after Cheong Fatt Tze, 19th century merchant and Chinese consul in Penang, despite the fact that the famous Cheong Fatt Tze mansion is not here, but on Leith St.		香港街 Hiang-káng-ke	Hong Kong street
Hospital Road	Jalan Hospital	After the Penang General Hospital there		病厝路 Pε̄ⁿ-chhù-lơ̄	Hospital road
Hutton Lane	Jalan Hutton	After Dr Hutton, one of the first doctors in Penang, who arrived in 1805.		惹蘭亞丁 Gia-lân-a-teng	(phonetic)
Jahudi Road	Jalan Zainal Abidin	After the former Jewishinhabitants and the Jewish cemetery that is still there.
Jelutong Road	Jalan Jelutong	After the Jelutong village at the junction with Perak Rd, named after the Jelutong tree.		日落洞路 Ji̍t-lo̍h-tong-lơ̄	(phonetic)
				Town end
				下洞 ε̄-tong	Lower Jelutong road
				Jelutong end
				頂洞 Téng-tong 上洞 Siāng-tong	Upper Jelutong road id.
Kampong Deli	Kampung Deli	After the inhabitants from Deli,Medan.
Kampong Kaka	Jalan Kampung Kaka	After the Malabarese Muslim (Kaka) inhabitants.
Kampong Kolam	Jalan Kampung Kolam	After the large granite pool that stood there in the compound of the Kapitan Kling mosque.
Kampong Malabar	Lorong Kampung Malabar	After the Malabarese inhabitants		日本新路 Ji̍t-pún-sin-lơ̄	New Japanese road
Katz Street	Lebuh Katz	After the importing agents, Katz Brothers Ltd, established in 1864.		(過港仔第)六條路 (Koè-káng-á tē) la̍k-tiaû-lơ̄	6th road (past the Prangin Ditch)
Kedah Road	Jalan Kedah	After the neighbouring Malay state of Kedah	Kampong Melaka	鑑光麻六甲 Kām-kong mâ-la̍k-kah	Malaccan village, after the Malaccan inhabitants
Kelawei Road	Jalan Kelawai	From Kuala Awal, the first estuary west of George Town
Keng Kwee Street	Lebuh Keng Kwee	After Capitan China Chung Keng Quee, who built the street and connected it with Penang Rd.		景貴街 Kéng-kùi-ke	Keng Kwee street
Kimberley Street	Lebuh Kimberley	After John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley, British Colonial Secretary (1870-1874, 1880-1882).		汕頭街 Soaⁿ-thaû-ke 潮州街 Tiô-chiu-ke 麺線街 Mīⁿ-soàⁿ-ke 姓鄧公司街 Sὲⁿ-Tεⁿ-kong-si-ke 拍索仔巷 Phah-soh-á-hāng (also Rope Walk)	Swatow street Teochew street, after the Teochew prostitutes from Swatow that formerly worked there Rice-vermicelli makers' street Teh clanhouse street Ropemakers' street
King Edward Place	Pesara King Edward	After King Edward VII (reigned 1901-1910)		(舊)關仔角 (Kū-) koan-á-kak (also the Esplanade)	(Old) government corner. The old Resident Councillor's Office and Penang Secretariat was a U-shaped building facing King Edward Place, with wings along Beach St and Weld Quay and backing onto Downing St, until it was destroyed by Allied bombing during the Second World War. The only remaining wing of the building is now occupied by Penang Religious Affairs Department on Beach St.
King Street	Lebuh King	After King George III (reigned 1760-1820).		N. of Bishop St
				九間厝後 Kaú-keng-chhū-aū	Behind the nine houses
				Bishop St – China St
				廣東大伯公街 Kuíⁿ-tang-toā-pεh-kong-ke 亞片公司街 À-phièn-kong-si-ke	Cantonese Heavenly Emperor's street, after the Cantonese temple there Opium farm street, after the Opium & Spirit Farm Offices at the junction with China St
				China St – Market St
				舊和勝公司街 Kū-hô-seng-kong-si-ke	Old Ho Seng secret society street
				S. of Market St
				吉寧仔街 Kiet-lêng-á-ke (also Market St, formerly also Chulia St (E. of Pitt St))	Indian street
Kuala Kangsar Road	Jalan Kuala Kangsar	After the town of Kuala Kangsar		番仔戲園街 Hoan-á-hì-hûiⁿ-ke	Malay theatre street
Kulim Lane	Lorong Kulim	After the town of Kulim		萬安臺 Bān-an-tâi 明戲台 Bêng-hì-tâi	Ban An theatre (Ong) Beng (Tek)'s theatre
Leith Street	Lebuh Leith	After Major-General Sir George Leith, Lieutenant-Governor of Penang (1800-1803). Leith St Ghaut was formerly known as Martina's Lane, after Martina rozells, mistress of Francis Light	Nyior Cabang, after the palm trees that used to line it.	相好厝前 Siang-hó-chhū-chêng	In front of Siang Ho's house
Leith Street Ghaut	Gat Lebuh Leith
Light Street	Lebuh Light	After Captain Francis Light, Founder of Penang and first Superintendent of the colony (1786-1794)		玻理口 Po-lê-khaú	Entrance to the Police Court, now the Legislative Assembly buildings
Logan Road	Jalan Logan	After James Richardson Logan, lawyer and editor of the Pinang Gazette, to whom the Logan Memorial in the grounds of the Supreme Court Building on Light St is dedicated.
Lorong Salamat	Lorong Selamat			平安街 Phêng-an-ke	Peace street
Love Lane	Lorong Cinta			色蘭乳巷 Sek-lân-ní-hāng (also Muntri St) 愛情巷 aì-chhêng-hāng	Eurasian (Serani) lane, after the Portuguese Eurasian inhabitants Love lane
MacAlister Road	Jalan MacAlister	After Colonel Norman MacAlister, Governor of Penang (1807-1810)	Jalan Bharu	中路 Tiong-lơ̄	Middle road, being the middle road of the six roads that met at Magazine Circus.
MacAlister Lane	Lorong MacAlister			姓王公司後 Sὲⁿ-ông-kong-si-aū	Behind the Ong clanhouse
Macallum Street	Lebuh Macallum	After Colonel Sir Henry McCallum, Colonial Engineer of the Straits Settlements (1884-1889)		(過港仔第)五條路 (Koè-káng-á tē) gơ̄-tiaû-lơ̄	5th road (past the Prangin Ditch)
Madras Lane	Lorong Madras	After the Tamil inhabitants, from the Indian city of Madras		油絞路 Iû-ka-lơ̄ 柴落頭 Chhâ-lơ̄-thaû	Oil mill road Timber landing-place
Magazine Circus		After the government gunpowder depot formerly there.	Simpang Enam, "Six-road Junction", self-descriptive until the demolition of Gladstone Rd and the construction of KOMTAR.	五葩燈 Gơ̄-pha-teng 銃藥間 Chhèng-io̍h-keng 六叉路 La̍k-chhē-lơ̄	Five-armed lamp Gunpowder store Six-road junction
Magazine Road	Jalan Magazine			(過港仔)頭條路 (Koè-káng-á) thaû-tiaû-lơ̄	1st road (past the Prangin Ditch)
Malay Street	Lebuh Melayu	After the Malay inhabitants		刣牛後 Thâi-gû-aū 刣牛巷 Thâi-gû-hāng	Behind the cattle slaughterhouse Cattle slaughterhouse lane
Malay Street Ghaut	Gat Lebuh Melayu			刣牛巷路頭 Thaî-gû-hāng lơ̄-thaû	Malay St landing place
Market Lane	Lorong Pasar	After the Indian market formerly at Market St Ghaut.		廣福居巷 Kóng-hok-kū-hāng	Penang Mutual Improvement Association lane
Market Street	Lebuh Pasar			吉寧仔街 Kiet-lêng-á-ke (also King St (S. of Market St), formerly also Chulia St (E. of Pitt St)) 巴虱街 Pá-sat-ke	Indian street Market (pasar) street
Market Street Ghaut	Gat Lebuh Pasar			新萬山 Sin-bān-san	New market (bangsal)
Maxwell Road	Jalan Maxwell	After Sir Peter Benson Maxwell, Recorder of Penang (c. 1860), or his son Sir William Edward Maxwell, Acting Resident Councillor of Penang (1886-1889)		W. of Gladstone Rd
				開恒美米絞 Khai-hêng-bí bí-ka	Khie Heng Bee ricemill
				E. of Gladstone Rd
				柴埕 Chhâ-tiâⁿ 港仔墘 Káng-á-kîⁿ(also Prangin Rd (W. of Sungei Ujong Rd))	Firewood yard, where firewood was principally sold By the Prangin Ditch
McNair Street	Lebuh McNair	After Major John Frederick Adolphus McNair, Acting Lieutenant-Governor of Penang (1880-1884)
Moulmein Close	Solok Moulmein	After the Burmese city ofMoulmein
Muda Lane	Lorong Muda	After the Sungai Muda (river)		癞哥巷 Thái-ko-hāng	Lepers' lane, after the lepers who used to live here on the charity of a certain wealthy Chinaman
Muntri Street	Lebuh Muntri	Possibly after the Mantri (minister) of Larut, Ngah Ibrahim bin Long Ja'afar		南華醫院街 Lâm-hoa-i īⁿ-ke 新海南公司街 Sin-hái-lâm-kong-si-ke 色蘭乳巷 Sek-lân-ní-hāng (also Love Lane)	Lam Wah Ee Hospital street, after the hospital formerly here New Hainanese association street Eurasian (Serani) lane, after the inhabitants.
Nanking Street	Lebuh Nanking	After the Chinese city of Nanking.		(過港仔第)七條路 (Kóe-káng-á tē) chhit-tiaû-lơ̄	7th road (past the Prangin Ditch)
Noordin Street	Lebuh Noordin	After H. M. Noordin, Indian Muslim Merchant & one of the founders of the Kapitan Kling Mosque.		(過港仔第)二條路 (Kóe-káng-á tē) jī-tiaû-lơ̄	2nd road (past the Prangin Ditch)
Noordin Street Ghaut	Gat Lebuh Noordin			土橋尾 Thơ̄-kiô-boé 紅燈角 Âng-teng-kak	End of the earthen-bridge Red lamp corner, after the red lamp used to guide boats at sea
Northam Road	Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah	New Malay name after the 7thYang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang, who visited Penang in 1982.		紅毛路 Âng-mơ̂-lơ̄	European road
				E. of Transfer Rd
				紅毛舊塚 Âng-mơ̂-kū-thióng	Old European cemetery, after the old Protestant and Roman Catholic Cemetery there.
Pangkor Road	Jalan Pangkor	After the Pangkor Treaty of 1874
Peel Avenue	Lebuhraya Peel	After Sir William Peel, Resident Councillor of Penang (1925-6), later Governor of Hong Kong
Penang Road	Jalan Penang	After Penang		About Chulia St
				吊人街 Tiaù-lâng-ke	Gallows street, where criminals were formerly hanged
				About Chowrasta Market
				舊跤樞 Kū-kha-khu 寧爵厝前 Lêng-chiak-chhù-chêng	Old prison In front of Lêng Chiak's house
				About Prangin Ditch
				吊橋頭 Tiaù-kiô-thaû	Drawbridge head, after the bridge that formerly spanned the Prangin Ditch (see e.g. theMesjid Titi Papan) there
				About the Magazine
				人車丁牌館 Lâng-chhia-tèng-pâi-koan	Rickshaw signboard office, after the rickshaw registration office
Penang Street	Lebuh Penang			N. of Bishop St
				廣東街 Kúiⁿ-tang-ke 九間厝 Kaú-keng-chhù	Cantonese street Nine houses
				Bishop St - Market St
				馬交街 Má-káu-ke	Macau / Cantonese street
				S. of Market St
				齊知街 Che-ti-ke	Chettiar street, after the Chettiar money-lenders who operated there
Perak Road	Jalan Perak	After the sultanate of Perak		大路後 Toā-lơ̄-aū	Behind MacAlister Road
Phee Choon Lane	Lorong Phee Choon			丕竣路 Phi-chùn-lơ̄	Phee Choon road
Pitt Lane	Lorong Pitt	After William Pitt the Younger, who was British prime minister when Penang was founded (1783-1801, and again in 1804-1806). The new Malay name of Pitt St is after the Kapitan Kling mosque there, despite the fact that the street is also home to St George's Church, the Goddess of Mercy Temple (Buddhist) and the Mahamariamman Temple (Hindu), all dating back to the earliest years of George Town and indicative of its religious diversity.		潮州公司後 Tiô-chiu-kong-si-aū	Teochew association street
Pitt Street	Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling		The junction with Chulia St is known as Simpang Lelong, or "Auction Junction", after the public auctions that were carried out here.	N. of China St
				觀音亭前 Koan-im-têng-chêng, also Kolam têng-chêng	In front of the Goddess of Mercy temple
				China St - Chulia St
				大峇唻 Toā-ba-laí	Big police station (balai), after the Pitt St Police Station
				S. of Chulia St
				椰跤 Iâ-kha 大水井 Toā-tsuí-chέⁿ (also Chulia St Ghaut)	Beneath the coconut trees Great well
Prangin Lane	Lorong Prangin	After the Prangin River (now Ditch) along Prangin Rd		鹹魚埕 Kiâm-hû-tiâⁿ	Saltfish yard
Prangin Road	Jalan Lim Chwee Leong			W. of Sungei Ujong Rd
				牛車街 Gû-chhia-ke 港仔墘 Káng-á-kîⁿ (also Maxwell Rd)	Bullock-cart street By the Prangin Ditch
				Sungei Ujong Rd - Carnarvon St
				開恒美街 Khai-hêng-bí-ke	Khie Heng Bee (shop) street
				E. of Carnarvon St
				惠州公司街 Hūi-chiu-kong-si-ke 彎頭仔 Oân-thaû-á	Huichew association street Little turning
Presgrave Street	Lebuh Presgrave	After Edward Presgrave, who founded the law firm of Presgrave & Matthews on Beach St in 1898.		(過港仔第)三條路 (Kóe-káng-á tē) saⁿ-tiaû-lơ̄	3rd street (past the Prangin Ditch)
Pykett Avenue	Lebuhraya Pykett	After the Rev. G. F. Pykett, headmaster of the Anglo-Chinese School, Penang (1892-1932)
Queen Street	Lebuh Queen	After Queen Charlotte (consort to King George III 1761-1818)	Gedung Rumput	十二間 Tsa̍p-jī-keng 舊和合社街 Kū-hô-ha̍p-siā-ke	Twelve houses, after twelve houses of the same height there Old Ho Hup society street
Race Course Road	Jalan Lumba Kuda	After the Penang Turf Club racecourse there		大菜園路 Toā-chhài-hûiⁿ-lơ̄	Big vegetable farm road
Rangoon Road	Jalan Rangoon	After the Burmese capital,Rangoon.
Residency Road	Jalan Residensi	After the Residency, the official residence of the British Resident Councillor and now of the Governor of Penang, to which it leads.		二王厝路 Jī-ông-chhù-lơ̄	Second king's house road. The Governor of the Straits Settlements in Singapore was the "first king"; the Resident Councillor of Penang the "second king".
Rope Walk	Jalan Pintal Tali	After the ropewalk formerly there		拍索巷 Phah-soh-hāng (also Kimberley St) 義福街 Gī-hok-ke	Ropemakers' lane Ghee Hock society street
				S. of Kimberley St
				煙筒路 Ien-tâng-lơ̄	Kerosene-lamp tube road
Saltfish Lane	Lorong Ikan			鹹魚仔巷 Kiâm-hû-á-hāng	Saltfish lane, lane off Prangin Lane
Sandilands Street	Lebuh Sandilands	After G. M. Sandilands, a British trader who co-founded Lorraine, Sandilands & Co. in Penang in 1859		(過港仔第)九條路 (Kóe-káng-á tē) kaú-tiaû-lơ̄	9th road (past the Prangin Ditch)
Scotland Road	Jalan Scotland	Whimsically so called because of the estates there of Captain James Scott, business partner of Captain Francis Light, the founder of Penang.		峇抵眼東 Ba-tu-gan-tong	Batu Gantong, after the overhanging rock there.
Scott Road	Jalan D. S. Ramanathan	After Captain James Scott. New Malay name after Cllr D. S. Ramanathan, the first Mayor of the City of George Town (1957).
Seh Tan Court	Halaman Seh Tan	After the Tan clan association there		姓陳公司 Sὲⁿ-tân-kong-si	Tan clanhouse
Seck Chuan Lane	Lorong Sek Chuan			大門樓内 Toā-mûiⁿ-laû laī	Within the great archway, the lane being one of two entrances to a big compound house there over which there was a large archway.
Sepoy Lines Road	Jalan Sepoy Lines	After the sepoy barracks formerly there
Soo Hong Lane	Lorong Soo Hong	After Khoo Soo Hong, a founding senator on the Khoo Kongsi board in 1851
Sri Bahari Road	Jalan Seri Bahari	After the Sri Kunj Bihari Temple established on Penang Rd byBihari members of the Bengali Regiment of the East India Company, whose endowment included houses on this road
Stewart Lane	Lorong Stewart	After the Eurasian Stewart family who lived there		觀音亭後 Koan-im-têng-aū 三板巷 Sam-pán-hāng	Behind the Goddess of Mercytemple Boat lane
Sungei Ujong Road	Jalan Sungai Ujong	After the district of Sungai Ujongin Negeri Sembilan		胡椒埕 Hơ̂-chio-tiâⁿ 萬得豐路 Bān-tek-hong-lơ̄	Pepper yard Bān Tek Hong (pepper yard) road
Tamil Street	Lebuh Tamil	After the Tamil inhabitants		吉寧仔萬山 Kiet-lêng-á bān-san (also Chowrasta Rd)	Indian market
Tek Soon Street	Lebuh Tek Soon			柴埕後 Chhâ-tiâⁿ-aū 德順路 Tek-sūn lơ̄	Behind Maxwell Rd (E. of Gladstone Rd) Tek Soon road
Tengku Kudin Road	Jalan Tengku Kudin	After Tunku Dhiauddin ibni Almarhum Sultan Zainul Rashid (Tunku Kudin), crown prince of Kedah and Viceroy of Selangor at the time of the Treaty of Pangkor (1874), who settled in Penang after being exiled from Kedah (see also Tengku Kudin Rd)
To Aka Lane	Lorong Toh Aka			鑑光內橫路 Kàm-kong-laī-hoaîⁿ-lơ̄ 拍鐵街巷仔 Phah-thih-ke hāng-á	Carnarvon Street cross street Little lane off Beach St (Acheen St - Malay St)
Transfer Road	Jalan Transfer	After the transfer of the Straits Settlements from the Government of British India to the administration of the Colonial Office in 1867.		德順厝邊街 Tek-sūn-ke piⁿ-ke	Street by Tek Soon's house
Tye Sin Street	Lebuh Tye Sin	After Foo Tye Sin, a commissioner into the causes of the 1867 Penang Riots.		(過港仔第)四條路 (Kóe-káng-á tē) sí-tiaû-lơ̄	4th road (past the Prangin Ditch)
Udini Road	Jalan Udini	After Tunku Dhiauddin ibni Almarhum Sultan Zainul Rashid (Tunku Kudin), crown prince of Kedah and Viceroy of Selangor at the time of the Treaty of Pangkor (1874), who settled in Penang after being exiled from Kedah (see also Tengku Kudin Rd)
Union Street	Lebuh Union	Possibly after the Union of Great Britain and Ireland (1801-1922)		玻理後 Po-lê-aū	Behind the Police Courts (now the Legislative Assembly buildings)
Van Praagh Road	Jalan Van Praagh
Victoria Green Road	Jalan Padang Victoria	After Victoria Green, the grounds of Chinese Recreation Club which boast a statue of Queen Victoria, there.
Victoria Street	Lebuh Victoria	After Queen Victoria (reigned 1836-1901), Queen and Empress of India.		海墘新路 Haí-kiⁿ-sin-lơ̄ (also Weld Quay)	New road by the waterfront
Waterfall Road	Jalan Air Terjun	After the waterfall in the neighbouring Penang Botanic Gardens		亞逸倒潤 A-e̍k-tò-lūn	Ayer Terjun, waterfall.
Weld Quay	Pengkalan Weld	After Sir Frederick Weld, Governor of the Straits Settlements (1880-1887)		新海墘街 Sin-haí-kiⁿ-ke 海墘新路 Haí-kiⁿ-sin-lơ̄ (also Victoria St)	New-waterfront street New road by the waterfront
Western Road	Jalan Utama	Self-describing.		紅毛新塚 Âng-mơ̂-sin-thióng 平安巷 Pêng-an-hāng 西華巷 Sai-hoa-hāng	New European cemetery Peace lane Western grand lane
York Road	Jalan York	After the English city of York. Whimsically so called because it leads to Scotland Rd.