The street takes its name from a large residence which stood there. "When George Benn wrote The History of the Town of Belfast in 1823 he recorded the residents of two 'country seats' in the Ballysillan area and named the principal country residence as Wheatfield, the home of James Blair. Pigot's Directory of 1824 also names the owner of Wheatfield as James Blair." Nelson McCausland blog. “On the recommendation of the City Surveyor the Committee approved of a proposal of the Housing (Clearance and Redevelopment) Committee to name a new street on their property at Ardoyne Road, ‘Wheatfield Drive’ “ Minutes, Improvement Committee, 15th February 1966.