Place and street names of Penang
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The street and place names of George Town, capital of Penang, reflect the multicultural heritage of the island. The English and Malay names chosen by officialdom, reflecting the priorities of British and Malaysian rulers, are supplemented by a mostly unrelated and original set of road names in Penang Hokkien, the language of the majority of Penang's majority Malaysian Chinese community. As the Hokkien names cited here are not official, and are based on an oral tradition, they may be out of date. For the derivation of the Hokkien names, see the reference links at the bottom of this article
Since independence, there have been some changes to the official street names, which are noted in their Malay forms. On the whole, however, most street names in George Town are as they were when they were built. The word ghaut at the end of some street names reflects the fact that they are extensions of the original streets beyond Beach Street when the waterfront was extended with the construction of Weld Quay, ghat being a Hindustani word meaning a broad flight of steps leading down to a riverbank.
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This list is by no means exhaustive.
| English name | Malay (current official) name | Hokkien name | Hokkien meaning | Note |
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| Aboo Sitee Lane | Lorong Abu Siti | 三牲巷 sam-seng-hang | Gangsters' lane | |
| Acheen Street | Lebuh Acheh | 破石街 phua-chioh-ke 懸樓仔 kuan-lau-a (id.) |
Stone-cutters' street Tall tower |
After the Acheenese inhabitants. |
| Acheen Street Ghaut | Gat Lebuh Acheh | 破石街路頭 phua-chioh-ke lơ-thau 懸樓仔路頭 kuan-lau-a lơ-thau (id.) |
Acheen St ghaut | |
| Ah Quee Street | Lebuh Ah Quee | 阿貴街 a-kui-ke | Ah Quee street | After Chung Keng Kwee, Chinese kapitan |
| Anson Road | Jalan Anson | an-sen-lut | (phonetic) | After Major-General Sir Archibald Anson, Lieutenant-Governor of Penang (1867-1882) |
| Argyll Road | Jalan Argyll | Bengali巷 bang-ka-li-hang | Bengali / Sikh lane | |
| Argus Lane | Lorong Argus | Serani 禮拜堂後巷仔 sek-la-ni-le-pai-tng-au hang-a | Lane behind the Roman Catholic Church (now Cathedral) of the Assumption | |
| Armenian Street | Lebuh Armenian | (W. of Cannon St) 拍銅仔街 phah-thang-a ke |
Copper-beaters' street | After the Armenian inhabitants. |
| (E. of Cannon St) 本頭公巷 pun-thau-kong-hang 建原街 kien-guan-ke id. |
God's lane Kian Teik society street |
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| Armenian Street Ghaut | Gat Lebuh Armenian | 本頭公巷路頭 pun-thau-kong-hang lơ-thau | God's lane ghaut | |
| Ayer Itam Road | Jalan Air Itam | After the Ayer Itam stream which flows there | ||
| Ayer Rajah Road | Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman | After Ayer Rajah, or the Sungai Ayer Raja, in Singapore. Malay name after Tunku Abdul Rahman, first prime minister of Malaya (1957-1970), who lived there. | ||
| Bagan Jermal Road | Jalan Bagan Jermal | 灣斗路 oan-to-lơ | Bay road | After Bagan Jermal, where it leads |
| Barrack Road | Jalan Barrack | 兵房路 peng-pang-lơ | Barrack road | After the sepoy barracks formerly there |
| Beach Street | Lebuh Pantai | (N. of China St) 涂庫街 thơ-khơ-ke |
Warehouse street | Formerly ran along the shoreline |
| (China St – Chulia St) 港仔口 kang-a-khau |
Mouth of the Prangin Ditch | |||
| (Chulia St – Armenian St) 中街 tiong-ke |
Central street | |||
| (Armenian St – Acheen St) toan-lo-sin |
Tengku Syed Hussein (Tuan Losin)'s street | |||
| (Acheen St – Malay St) 拍鐵街 phah-tih-ke |
Blacksmiths' street | |||
| (S. of Malay St) 社尾 sia-boe |
Downtown | |||
| Birch Road | Jalan Birch | After J W W Birch, British Resident in Perak, who was assassinated in 1875 by a local Malay chief. | ||
| Bishop Street | Lebuh Bishop | (W. of King St) 順德公司街 sun-tek-kong-si-ke |
Soon Teik Association street | After the Right Rev. Thomas Middleton, Anglican bishop of Calcutta, who consecrated the neighbouring church of St George in 1819. |
| (W. of Penang St) 漆木街 chhat-bok-ke |
Lacquerers' street | |||
| (E. of King St) Luzon禮拜堂前 lu-song-le-pai-tng-cheng |
In front of the Cathedral of the Assumption | |||
| (E. of Penang St) 柴工街 chha-kang-ke |
Carpenters' street | |||
| Brick Kiln Road | Jalan Gurdwara | 風車路 hong-chhia-lơ | Winnowing machine road | After the brick kiln formerly there |
| Bridge Street | Jalan C Y Choy | (North end) 過港仔 kue-kang-a |
Past the Prangin Ditch | After the bridges over the Prangin Ditch and the Sungei Pinang |
| (Middle) 枋廊 pang-long |
Sawmill | |||
| (South end) 聖王廟路 seng-ong-bio-lơ |
Seng Ong temple road | |||
| Buckingham Street | Lebuh Buckingham | 新街頭 sin-ke-thau 大人館 tai-jin-koan id. (also Downing St) |
At the head of Campbell St Chinese protector's office |
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| Burmah Road | Jalan Burma | 車水路 chhia-tsui-lơ 五車水 gơ-chhia-tsui id. 牛車水 gu-chhia-tsui id. |
Cart-water road Five cart water Bullock-cart water |
After the Burmese inhabitants |
| Campbell Street | Lebuh Campbell | 新街 sin-ke 新大門樓 sin-toa-muiⁿ-lau id. |
New street New great archway |
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| Cannon Square | Medan Cannon | 龍山堂裏 liong-san-tong-lai | Within Leong San Tong (the Khoo clanhouse) | After the cannon that was brought in during the Penang riots in the 19th century |
| Cannon Street | Lebuh Cannon | 大流街 toa-liu-ke 大槍空 toa-chheng-khang id. 大同巷 toa-thong-hang id. |
Great flow street Cannonball-hole lane Great harmony lane |
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| Cantonment Road | Jalan Cantonment | After an army cantonment formerly there | ||
| Carnarvon Lane | Lorong Carnarvon | Kampong裏 kam-kong-lai | Within the village | After Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon, 19th century British Colonial Secretary |
| Carnarvon Street | Lebuh Carnarvon | (N. of Campbell St) 大門樓橫街 toa-muiⁿ-lau-huaiⁿ-ke |
Chulia St cross street | |
| (Campbell St - Acheen St) 番仔塚 hoan-a-thiong |
Malay cemetery | |||
| (S. of Acheen St) 沓塍仔 lam-chhan-a 姓張公司街 sεⁿ-tiơⁿ-kong-si-ke id. 十間厝 tsap-keng-chhu id. 四角井 si-kak-chεⁿid. |
Swamp fields Teoh clanhouse street Ten houses Square well |
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| Caunter Hall Road | Jalan P. Ramlee | Malay name after Malayan filmmaker P. Ramlee | ||
| Cecil Street | Lebuh Cecil | (過港仔)七條路 chhit-tiau-lơ | 7th road (past the Prangin Ditch) | After Sir Cecil Clementi, Governor of the Straits Settlements (1930-1934) |
| Ceylon Lane | Lorong Ceylon | 四十間 si-tsap-keng | Forty houses | After the Ceylonese inhabitants |
| Cheapside | Cheapside | After Cheapside, a street in London where one of the city's main produce markets was located. | ||
| Che Em Lane | Lorong Che Em | Pekan 裏 pak-kan-lai | Within the town | |
| China Street | Lebuh China | 大街 toa-ke | Main street | After the Chinese inhabitants |
| China Street Ghaut | Gat Lebuh China | 大街路頭 toa-ke lơ-thau 明山路頭 beng-san lơ-thau id. |
China St ghaut Beng San ghaut |
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| Chowrasta Road | Jalan Chowrasta | 吉寧仔萬山 kit-leng-a-ban-san | Indian market | After the chowrasta or "four crossroads" market there |
| Chulia Lane | Lorong Chulia | 十七間 tsap-chhit-keng | Seventeen houses | After the Tamil people (from the ancient Tamil kingdom of Chola) inhabitants |
| Chulia Street | Lebuh Chulia | (W. of Love Lane) 牛干冬 gu-gan-tang |
Cattle pen | |
| (Love Lane - Pitt St) 大門樓 toa-muiⁿ-lau |
Great archway | |||
| (E. of Pitt St) Noordin 街 lơ-lin-ke 吉寧仔街 kit-leng-a-ke id. (now usually Market St) |
Noordin street Indian street |
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| Chulia Street Ghaut | Gat Lebuh Chulia | 吉寧仔街路頭 kit-leng-a-ke lơ-thau 姓楊公司街 sεⁿ-iơⁿ-kong-si-ke id. 大水井 toa-tsui-chεⁿid. (also Pitt St (middle)) |
Chulia St ghaut Yeoh clanhouse street Great well |
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| Church Street | Lebuh Gereja | 義興街 gi-hin-ke | Ghee Hin society street | After the neighbouring Anglican church of St George |
| Church Street Ghaut | Gat Lebuh Gereja | 義興街路頭 gi-hin-ke lơ-thau 酒廊路頭 chiu-long lơ-thau id. |
Church St ghaut Distillery landing-place |
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| Cintra Street | Lebuh Cintra | 新街橫街 sin-ke hoaiⁿ-ke 拍袍街 phah-phau-ke id. |
China St cross street Brothel street |
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| (N. of Campbell St) 日本街 jit-pun-ke |
Japanese street | |||
| Codrington Avenue | Lebuhraya Codrington | After Stewart Codrington, Resident Councillor of Penang (from 1924) | ||
| Dato' Kramat Road | Jalan Dato' Keramat | (W. of Patani Rd) 四崁店 si-kham-tiam |
Four shops | |
| (E. of Patani Rd) 柑仔園 kam-a-huiⁿ |
Mandarin orange garden | |||
| Dhoby Ghaut | Dhoby Ghaut | 洗布橋 se-pơ-kio | Washermen's bridge | After the laundrymen (Hindustani: dhobi) who used to work there. The original Dhobi Ghat is in Bombay. |
| Downing Street | Lebuh Downing | 外館 goa-koan 大人館 tai-jin-koan id. (also Buckingham St) |
Overseas Chinese protector's office | |
| Drury Lane | Lorong Drury | 明戲臺 beng-hi-tai | Beng theatre | After Drury Lane in London, where the Theatre Royal is |
| Duke Street | Lebuh Duke | After Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, who visited and stayed here in 1869. | ||
| The Esplanade | Jalan Tun Syed Sheh Barakbah | 舊官仔角 ku-kuan-a-kak 草埔海墘路 chhau-pơ-hai-kiⁿ-lơ id. |
Old government office corner Padang shorefront road |
Self-describing. Malay name after Tun Syed Sheh Barakbah, Governor of Penang (1969-1975). |
| Farquhar Street | Lebuh Farquhar | (W. of Leith St) 華勘街 hoa-kham-ke |
After R T Farquhar, Lieutenant-Governor of Penang (1804-1805) | |
| (Leith St - Love Lane) 蓮花河 lian-hoa-ho Serani 學前 sek-la-ni-oh-cheng id. |
Lotus flower pond In front of St Xavier's School |
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| (E. of Love Lane) 紅毛學前 ang-mơ-oh-cheng |
In front of the old Penang Free School | |||
| Fettes Road | Jalan Fettes | 水池路 tsui-tiⁿ-lơ | Reservoir road | After Fettes College in Edinburgh. |
| Free School Road | Jalan Free School | After the new Penang Free School there. | ||
| Gaol Road | Jalan Penjara | 新骹拘 sin-kha-khu | New prison | After the Penang Gaol there. |
| Gladstone Road | Jalan Gladstone | 火車路 hoe-chhia-lơ | Tram road | After William Ewart Gladstone, British prime minister |
| Glugor Road | Jalan Gelugor | After the area of Glugor, where it leads | ||
| Green Hall | Green Hall | ki-lin-hơ toan-pa-li id. |
(phonetic) Mr Paddy's |
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| Green Lane | Jalan Masjid Negeri | 青草巷 chhεⁿ-chhau-hang | Green grass lane | Self-describing. Malay name after the state mosque there. |
| Gurney Drive | Pesiaran Gurney | 新官仔角 sin-kuan-a-kak | New Esplanade | After Sir Henry Gurney, High Commissioner of Malaya (1950-1951) assassinated during the Malayan Emergency. |
| Herriot Street | Lebuh Herriot | (過港仔)八條路 peh-tiau-lơ | 8th road (past the Prangin Ditch) | |
| Hong Kong Street | Jalan Cheong Fatt Tze | 香港街 hiang-kang-ke | Hong Kong street | After the island of Hong Kong. The new Malay name is 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. |
| Hospital Road | Jalan Hospital | 病厝路 pεⁿ-chhu-lơ | Hospital road | After the General Hospital there |
| Hutton Lane | Jalan Hutton | gia-lan-a-teng | (phonetic) | |
| Jelutong Road | Jalan Jelutong | Jelutong 路 jit-loh-tong-lơ | (phonetic) | After the area called Jelutong, where it leads |
| (Town end) 下洞 e-tong |
Lower Jelutong road | |||
| (Jelutong end)頂洞 teng-tong 上洞 siang-tong id. |
Upper Jelutong road | |||
| Kampong Malabar | Kampung Malabar | 日本新路 jit-pun-sin-lơ | New Japanese road | |
| Katz Street | Lebuh Katz | (過港仔)六條路 lak-tiau-lơ | 6th road (past the Prangin Ditch) | |
| Kedah Road | Jalan Kedah | Kam-kong ma-lak-ka | Kampung Melaka | After the sultanate of Kedah |
| Kelawai Road | Jalan Kelawai | |||
| Keng Kwee Street | Lebuh Keng Kwee | 景貴街 keng-kui-ke | Keng Kwee street | After Chung Keng Kwee, Chinese kapitan |
| Kimberley Street | Lebuh Kimberley | 山頭街 soaⁿ-thau-ke 潮州街 tio-chiu-ke id. 麺綫街 miⁿ-soaⁿ-ke id. 姓鄧公司街 sεⁿ-thεⁿ-kong-si-ke id. 拍索仔街 phah-so-a-ke id. (also Rope Walk) |
Swatow street Teochew street Rice vermicelli street Teh clanhouse street Ropemakers' street |
After John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley, British Colonial Secretary (1870-1874, 1880-1882). |
| King Edward Place | Pesara King Edward | After King Edward VII (reigned 1901-1910) | ||
| King Street | Lebuh King | 大伯公路 toa-pεh-kong-lơ |
Heavenly Emperor's road | After King George III (reigned 1760-1820). |
| (N. of Bishop St) 九間厝後 kau-keng-chhu-au |
Behind the nine houses | |||
| (Bishop St – China St) 廣東大伯公街 kuiⁿ-tang-toa-pεh-kong-ke 啊片公司街 a-phien-kong-si-ke id. |
Cantonese Heavenly Emperor's street Ah Phean association street |
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| (China St – Market St) 和成公司街 ho-seng-kong-si-ke 舊和成街 ku-ho-seng-ke id. |
Ho Seng association street Old Ho Seng street |
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| (S. of Market St) 吉寧仔街 kit-leng-a-ke (also Market St) |
Indian street | |||
| Kuala Kangsar Road | Jalan Kuala Kangsar | 番仔戲園街 hoan-a-hi-huiⁿ-ke | Malay theatre street | After the town of Kuala Kangsar |
| Kulim Lane | Lorong Kulim | 萬安臺 ban-an-tai | Ban An stage | After the town of Kulim |
| Leith Street | Lebuh Leith | 祥和厝前 siang-ho-chhu-cheng | In front of Seang Ho's house | After Sir George Leith, Lieutenant-Governor of Penang |
| Light Street | Lebuh Light | Police 口 po-le-khau | Police court entrance | After Captain Francis Light, founder of Penang and Superintendent (1786-1794) |
| Lorong Selamat | Lorong Selamat | 平安街 pheng-an-ke | Peace street | |
| Love Lane | Lorong Cinta | Serani 巷 sek-la-ni-hang (also Muntri St) | Eurasian lane | |
| Macalister Road | Jalan Macalister | 中路 tiong-lơ | Central road | After Colonel Norman Macalister, Governor of Penang (1807-1810) |
| Macalister Lane | Lorong Macalister | 姓王公司後 sεⁿ-ong-kong-si-au | Behind the Ong clanhouse | |
| Macallum Street | Lebuh Macallum | (過港仔)五條路 gơ-tiau-lơ | 5th road (past the Prangin Ditch) | After Colonel Sir Henry Macallum, Colonial Engineer of the Straits Settlements (1884-1889) |
| Madras Lane | Lorong Madras | 油絞路 iu-ka-lơ 柴落頭 chha-loh-thau id. |
Oil mill road Timber landing-place |
After the Indian city of Madras |
| Magazine (junction) | Simpang Anam | 五葩燈 gơ-pha-teng 槍藥間 chheng-ioh-keng id. 六叉路 lak-chhe-lơ id. |
Five-armed lamp Gunpowder store Six-road junction |
After the weapons magazine formerly there. |
| Magazine Road | Jalan Magazine | (過港仔)頭條路 thau-tiau-lơ | 1st road (past the Prangin Ditch) | |
| Malay Street | Lebuh Melayu | 殺牛後 thai-gu-au 殺牛巷 thai-gu-hang id. |
Behind the cattle slaughterhouse Cattle slaughterhouse lane |
After the Malay inhabitants |
| Malay Street Ghaut | Gat Lebuh Melayu | 殺牛巷路頭 thai-gu-hang lơ-thau | Malay St ghaut | |
| Market Lane | Lorong Pasar | Kong Hock Ku 巷 kong-hok-ku-hang | Kong Hock Ku lane | After the Indian market there |
| Market Street | Lebuh Pasar | 吉寧仔街 kit-leng-a-ke (also King St (S. of Market St)) Pasar 街 pa-sat-ke id. |
Indian street Market street |
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| Market Street Ghaut | Gat Lebuh Pasar | 新萬山 sin-ban-san | New market | |
| Maxwell Road | Jalan Maxwell | (W. of Gladstone Rd) 凱興美米絞 khai-heng-bi bi-ka |
Khie Heng Bee ricemill | After Sir Peter Benson Maxwell, Recorder of Penang (c. 1860), or his son Sir William Edward Maxwell, Acting Resident-Councillor of Penang (1886-1889) |
| (E. of Gladstone Rd) 柴埕 chha-tiaⁿ |
Timberyard | |||
| McNair Street | Lebuh McNair | After Major John McNair, Acting Lieutenant-Governor of Penang (1880-1884) and Resident Councillor of Penang (from 1884) | ||
| Muda Lane | Lorong Muda | 癞膏巷 thai-ko-hang | Lepers' lane | After the Sungai Muda (river) |
| Muntri Street | Lebuh Muntri | 南華醫院街 lam-oa-i iⁿ-ke 新海南公司街 sin-hai-lam-kong-si-ke id. Serani 巷 sek-la-ni-hang id. (also Love Lane) |
Lam Wah Ee hospital street New Hainanese association street Eurasian lane |
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| Nanking Street | Lebuh Nanking | (過港仔)七條路 chhit-tiau-lơ | 7th road (past the Prangin Ditch) | After the city of Nanking. |
| Noordin Street | Lebuh Noordin | (過港仔)二條路 ji-tiau-lơ | 2nd road (past the Prangin Ditch) | After H M Noordin, Malay merchant |
| Noordin Street Ghaut | Gat Lebuh Noordin | 土橋尾 thơ-kio-boe 紅燈角 ang-teng-kak id. |
Earth bridge end Red lamp corner |
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| Northam Road | Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah | (W. of Transfer Rd) 紅毛路 ang-mơ-lơ |
European road | |
| (E. of Transfer Rd) 紅毛舊塚 ang-mơ-ku-thiong |
Old European cemetery | |||
| Peel Avenue | Lebuhraya Peel | After Sir William Peel, Acting Resident Councillor of Penang (1917, 1925), later Governor of Hong Kong | ||
| Penang Road | Jalan Penang | pin-ang-lut |
(phonetic) | After Penang |
| (About Chulia St) 吊人街 tiau-lang-ke |
Gallows street | |||
| (About Chowrasta Market) 舊骹拘 ku-kha-khu Leng-chiak 厝前 leng-chiak-chhu-cheng id. |
Old prison In front of Leng Chiak's house |
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| (About Prangin Ditch) 吊橋頭 tiau-kio-thau |
Gallow-bridge landing | |||
| (About the Magazine) 人車丁牌館 lang-chhia-teng-pai-kuan |
Rickshaw signboard office | |||
| Penang Street | Lebuh Penang | (N. of Bishop St) 廣東街 kuiⁿ-tang-ke 唐人街 tng-lang-ke id. 九間厝 kau-keng-chhu id. |
Cantonese street Chinese street Nine houses |
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| (Bishop St - Market St) 馬交街 ma-kau-ke |
Macao / Cantonese street | |||
| (S. of Market St) Chettiar 街 che-ti-ke |
Chettiar street | |||
| Perak Road | Jalan Perak | 大路後 toa-lơ-au | Behind Macalister Road | After the sultanate of Perak |
| Phee Choon Lane | Lorong Phee Choon | 丕竣路 phi-chhun-lơ | Phee Choon road | |
| Pitt Lane | Lorong Pitt | 潮州公司後 tio-chiu-kong-si-ke | Teochew association street | 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. |
| Pitt Street | Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling | (N. of China St) 觀音亭前 koan-im-teng-cheng |
In front of the Goddess of Mercy temple | |
| (China St - Chulia St) 大 Balai toa-ba-lai |
Big police station | |||
| (S. of Chulia St) 椰骹 ia-kha 大水井 toa-tsui-chεⁿ id. (also Chulia St Ghaut) 大水池 toa-tsui-tiⁿ id. |
Beneath the coconut trees Great well Great water-tank |
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| Prangin Lane | Lorong Prangin | 鹹魚埕 kiam-hu-tiaⁿ | Saltfish yard | |
| Prangin Road | Jalan Lim Chwee Leong | (W. of Sungei Ujong Rd) 牛車街 gu-chhia-ke 港仔墘 kang-a-kiⁿ id. (also Maxwell Rd) |
Bullock-cart street By the Prangin Ditch |
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| (Sungei Ujong Rd - Carnarvon St) 凱興美街 khai-heng-bi-ke |
Khie Heng Bee street | |||
| (E. of Carnarvon St) 惠州公司街 hoe-chiu-kong-si-ke 彎頭仔 oan-thau-a id. |
Huichew association street Little turning |
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| Presgrave Street | Lebuh Presgrave | (過港仔)三條路 saⁿ-tiau-lơ | 3rd street (past the Prangin Ditch) | |
| Queen Street | Lebuh Queen | 十二間 tsap-ji-keng 舊和合社街 ku-ho-hap-sia-ke id. |
Twelve houses Old Ho Hup society street |
After Queen Charlotte (consort to King George III 1761-1818) |
| Race Course Road | Jalan Lumba Kuda | 大菜園路 toa-chhai-huiⁿ-lơ | Big vegetable farm road | After the Turf Club racecourse there |
| Rangoon Road | Jalan Rangoon | 仰光路 jiang-kong-lơ | Rangoon road | After Rangoon |
| Residency Road | Jalan Residensi | 二王厝路 ji-ong-chhu-lơ | Second king's house road | After the Residency, the official residence of the Resident Councillor and now of the Governor of Penang, which is there |
| River Valley Road | Jalan Sungai Pinang | After the Sungei Pinang river valley, where it runs. | ||
| Rope Walk | Jalan Pintal Tali | 拍索仔街 phah-so-a-ke (also Kimberley St) |
Ropemakers' street | After the ropewalk there |
| (N. of Kimberley St) 大順街 toa-sun-ke 義福街 gi-hok-ke id. |
Tua Soon street Ghee Hock society street |
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| (S. of Kimberley St) 煙筒路 ien-tang-lơ |
Kerosene lamp road | |||
| Saltfish Lane | Lorong Ikan | 鹹魚仔巷 kiam-hu-a-hang 拍鐵街巷仔 phah-thih-ke hang-a id. |
Saltfish lane Blacksmiths' lane |
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| Sandilands Street | Lebuh Sandilands | (過港仔)九條路 kau-tiau-lơ | 9th road (past the Prangin Ditch) | |
| Scotland Road | Jalan Scotland | So called because of the estates there of Captain James Scott, business partner of Captain Francis Light, the founder of Penang. | ||
| Scott Road | Jalan D. S. Ramanathan | After Captain James Scott. New Malay name after Councillor D. S. Ramanathan, first Mayor of George Town (1957). | ||
| Seh Tan Court | Medan Seh Tan | 姓陳公司 sεⁿ-tan-kong-si | Tan clanhouse | After the Tan clan association |
| Sek Chuan Lane | Lorong Sek Chuan | 大門樓裏 toa-muiⁿ-lau lai |
Within the great archway | |
| Sepoy Lines Road | Jalan Sepoy Lines | After the sepoy barracks formerly there | ||
| Sri Bahari Road | Jalan Sri Bahari | 瓊花路 kheng-hoa-lơ | ||
| Stewart Lane | Lorong Stewart | 觀音亭後 koan-im-teng-au 三板巷 sam-pan-hang id. |
Behind the Goddess of Mercy temple Boat lane |
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| Sungei Ujong Road | Jalan Sungai Ujong | 胡椒埕 hơ-chio-tiaⁿ | Pepper yard | After the district of Sungai Ujong in Negeri Sembilan |
| Tek Soon Street | Lebuh Tek Soon | 柴埕後 chha-tiaⁿ-au 德順路 tek-sun lơ id. |
Behind the timberyard Tek Soon road |
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| To Aka Lane | Lorong To Aka | Kampong裏橫路 kam-kong-lai-huaiⁿ-lơ | Carnarvon Street cross street | |
| Transfer Road | Jalan Transfer | 德順厝邊街 tek-sun-ke piⁿ-ke Tiao Ho路 tiau-ho-lơ id. |
Street by Tek Soon's house (phonetic?) |
After the transfer of the Straits Settlements from British India to the Colonial Office in 1867. |
| Tye Sin Street | Lebuh Tye Sin | (過港仔)四條路 si-tiau-lơ | 4th road (past the Prangin Ditch) | |
| Union Street | Lebuh Union | Police後 po-le-au | Behind the police station | After the Malayan Union in 1946. |
| Victoria Green Road | Jalan Padang Victoria | After the statue of Queen Victoria on the green | ||
| Victoria Street | Lebuh Victoria | 海墘新路 hai-kiⁿ-sin-lơ | New road by the waterfront | After Queen Victoria |
| Waterfall Road | Jalan Air Terjun | After the waterfall in the Botanical Gardens | ||
| Weld Quay | Pengkalan Weld | 新海墘街 sin-hai-kiⁿ-ke | New-waterfront street | After Sir Frederick Weld, Governor of the Straits Settlements (1880-1887) |
| Western Road | Jalan Utama | 紅毛新塚 ang-mơ-sin-thiong 平安巷 peng-an-hang id. 西方巷 sai-huaⁿ-hang id. |
New European cemetery Peace lane Western lane |
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| Yahudi Road | Jalan Zainal Abidin | After the Jewish cemetery there | ||
| York Road | Jalan York | After the city of York. So called because it leads to Scotland Rd. |
