Since 1819, more than 6,200 place (street and village) names divided into more than 3,900 name groups were known in Singapore. Based on digitised historical new

Illustrated with numerous case studies, this book is the first comprehensive overview of the related fields of toponymy and toponomastics.

There is a rich history of achievements by Chartered Surveyors in Singapore going back as far as the 1880s. Their stories have largely gone untold. This book te

Place names tell us much about a country — its history, its landscape, its people, its aspirations, its self-image, The study of place names called toponymics

Street names are a many-layered thing – crystallising various eras of history and celebrating multiple generations of people. As the federal capital of Malays