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)
Bigandet Road	Eastern Part of Anawrahta Road
Binton Street	Thida Street (Ahlon)
Campbell Road	Ngadatgyi Pagoda Road
Canal Road	Western Part of Anawrahta Road
Fraser Road	Middle Part of Anawrahta Road
Cheapes Road	Ma Naw Hari Road (Dagon)
Church Street	Eindawya Street (Dagon)
Creek Street	Bo Myat Tun Street
Crisp Street	Sinn O Dan Street
Commissioner's Road	Western Part of Bogyoke Aung San Road
Dalhousie Road	Maha Bandula Road
Dufferin Road	Sandaku Road
Dupali Street (Kyimyindine East)	Zay Street (Myaynigone)
Eden Road	Botataung Zay Road
Edward Street	Konzedan Street
Evanson Road	Mya Yar Kone Road
Forsyth Street	Kinwun Mingyi Street (Dagon)
Fraser Road	Anawratha Road
Franklin Street	Thazin Street (Ahlon)
Fytch Road	Baho Road
Godwin Road	Lanmadaw Road and Myoma Kyaung Road
Goodaifee Road	Sayar San Road
Halpin Road	Pyidaungzu Yeiktha Road
Keighley Street	Wadan Road
King Edward Avenue	Daw Thein Tin Road and Bo Min Kaung Road
Kokine Road	Kaba Aye Pagoda Road
Lake Road	Kan Yeik Thar Road and U Htaung Bo Road
Lancaster Road	Nawaday Road
Leeds Road	Kha Yay Pin Road (Dagon)
Lewis Street	Seikkantha Street
Lansdowne Road	Yazadirit Road
Lower Kemmendine Road	Lower Kyimyindaing Road
Masjid Road	Thamein Bayan Road
Maung Htaw Lay Street	Bo Sun Pet Street
Merchant Road	Konthe Road
Mission Road and St. John Road	Min Ye Kyaw Swar Road
Mogul Road	Shwe Bontha Road
Monkey Point Road	Than Lyet Soon Road
Montgomery Road	Eastern Part of Bogyoke Aung San Road
Morton Street	Lan Thit Road
Municipal Bazaar Road	Pann Pin Kyi Street
Newlyns Street	Sagawa Street (Dagon)
Norman School Street	Nanttha Street (Ahlon)
Pagoda Road	Shwedagon Pagoda Road
Phayre Street	Pansodan Street
Prome Road	Pyay Road
Sandwith Road	Bo Yar Nyunt Street
Simpson Street	Pan Tra Street
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
Thamaing Link Road	Kyaik Wine Pagoda Road
Thompson Road	Botataung Pagoda Road
Tsitke Mg Khaing Street	Bo Ywe Street
U On Gaing Road	Bo Min Yaung 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

Places

Former Name	New Name
Burma Translation Society Building	Serpay Beikman
Brooking Street Wharf	Pansodan Ferry Terminal
Cantonment	Downtown
Cantonment Gardens	U Ottama Garden(Kan Taw Min Ga Lar Garden)
Dalhousie Park	Bogyoke Aung San Park
Eden Street Jetties	Botahtaung Harbour
Fytche Square	Maha Bandula Park
Kyimyindine (East)	Myaynigone (Sanchaung Township)
Lake Victoria	Inya Lake
Royal Lake	Kandawgyi Lake
Signal Pagoda	Alanpya Pagoda
Scott's Market	Bogyoke Aung San Market
St. John's College	B.E.H.S (1) Lammadaw
St. Paul's Institute	B.E.H.S (6) Botahtaung
Union Bank of Burma	Yangon Stock Exchange
Victoria Park	Yangon Zoological Gardens
West Rangoon Park	Thakhin Mya Park