List of name changes in Yangon

This is a list of name changes of Yangon's major thoroughfares following Burma's independence in 1948.^{[citation needed]}

Roads[]

Former Name	New Name
Arrow Lane	Naung-Yo Street (Mingala Taung Nyunt)
Barr Street	Maha Bandula Garden Street
Battery Road	Warazein Road (Botahtaung)
Binton Street	Thida Street (Ahlon)
Campbell Road	Ngadatgyi Pagoda Road
Fraser Road	Anawrahta Road
Church Street	Eindawya Street (Dagon)
Creek Street	Bo Myat Tun Street
Commissioner's Road	Western Part of Bogyoke Aung San Road
Dalhousie Road	Maha Bandula Road
Dufferin Road	Sandaku Road
Edward Street	Konzedan Street
Fraser Road	Anawratha Road
Franklin Street	Thazin Street (Ahlon)
Godwin Road	Lanmadaw Road
Halpin Road	Pyidaungzu Yeiktha Road
Kokine Road	Kaba Aye Pagoda Road
Lancaster Road	Nawaday Road
Lewis Street	Seikkantha Street
Lower Kemmendine Road	Lower Kyimyindaing Road
Masjid Road	Thamein Bayan Road
Maung Htaw Lay Street	Bo Sun Pet Street
Maung Khaing Street	Bo Ywe Street
Merchant Road	Konthe Road
Mission Road	Ahlon Road
Mogul Road	Shwe Bontha Road
Montgomery Road	Eastern Part of Bogyoke Aung San Road
New Link Street	Sagawa Street (Dagon)
Norman School Street	Nanttha Street (Ahlon)
Pagoda Road	Shwedagon Pagoda Road
Phayre Street	Pansodan Street
Prome Road	Pyay Road
St. Anthony Street	U Po Kya Street (Mingala Taung Nyunt)
Saya Mark Gyi Street	Waibagi Street (Ahlon)
Sparks Road	Bo Aung Kyaw Road
Stevenson Road	Hledan Road
Stockade Road and Judah Ezekiel Road	Theinbyu Road
Thompson Road	Botataung Pagoda Road
Upper Phayre Road	Upper Pansodan Road
Voyle Road	U Wisara Road
Windermere Road	Thanlwin Road
Windsor Road	Shin Saw Pu Road
York Street	Yaw Mingyi Street
Brookings Street	Bogalay Zay Street

Former Name	New Name
Cantonment	Downtown
Cantonment Gardens	U Ottama Garden(Kan Taw Min Ga Lar Garden)
Dalhousie Park
Fytche Square	Maha Bandula Park
Lake Victoria	Inya Lake
Royal Lake	Kandawgyi Lake
Signal Pagoda	Alanpya Pagoda
Scott's Market	Bogyoke Aung San Market
Victoria Park	Yangon Zoological Gardens