Doon Road features in the 1967 list of streets. It clearly is connected with the “doon” part of Lenadoon, the name of a townland near Easky, Co. Sligo. It is derived from Ir. Léana Dúna, 'meadow of the fort' (logainm.ie). However, in Belfast this name has been analysed as Léana an Dúin, which combines the same two basic elements in a slightly different grammatical structure. In any event, "doon" is an anglicisation of dún, 'fort'.