Baroda Parade takes its name from Baroda, now known as Vadodara, the third-largest city of Gujarat, India (Marshall - Origin of Some of Belfast's Street-Names, p. 3; UPNS street names project). Baroda Parade, along with Baroda Drive and Street, is part of a group of streets off Ormeau Road with names related to the Indian sub-continent, popularly known as 'the Punjab'. See also Delhi Street, Agra Street, Candahar Street, Burmah Street, Herat Street and Ava Street (Tempan 2024, p. 123).
"Resolved – That the name Baroda Parade be approved for a new street on the property of Messrs. Cairns Bros., off Baroda Street". (4th August 1931).