BT7
Ballynafoy
Year approved: 1905
Baroda Street takes its name from Baroda, now known as Vadodara, the third-largest city of Gujarat, India. The street was laid out in 1907 but for the most part remained undeveloped until 1930 (Marshall - Origin of Some of Belfast's Street-Names, p. 3; UPNS street names project). Baroda Street, along with Baroda Drive and Parade, 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). "That on the application of the owner Mr W. J. Coates a new street on his property situate off Ormeau Road, be named 'Baroda Street'" (Improvement Committee, 10th October 1905).