Named after Delhi, now the largest city in India (combined population of New Delhi and Old Delhi). Under British rule it was the capital of India, but since independence in 1947 the capital is specifically New Delhi, the modern part of the city.
"The dust and smoke of the war with Russia had scarcely settled down before the Indian Mutiny broke out in 1857. We have Cawnpore Street, Lucknow Street, Havelock Street and Place, Lawrence Street, and Outram Street. Delhi Street probably comes from the same source, but was built much later." 'Empire Battle Memories', John J. Marshall, Belfast Telegraph - Friday 07 March 1941.
Delhi Street / 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 Agra Street, Baroda Drive / Parade / Street, Candahar Street, Burmah Street, Herat Street and Ava Street (Tempan 2024, p. 123).
“On the application of the owners of property it was resolved that the following names for new streets be approved of: ...‘Delhi Street’, ‘Candahar Street’, ‘Golconda Street’, and ‘Herat Street’ for four streets on Mr. David Coates’s property at Ormeau Road.” (11th April 1894).