This street was called after Admiral John Jellicoe (1859 - 1935) who was the best-known British naval commander of World War One, and commanded the British fleet at the Battle of Jutland in 1916. "On the recommendation of the city surveyor, the committee approved the proposal of Old Park Development Company to name a new street on their property situated of Skegoneill Avenue, Jellicoe Park". (12th January 1960).