암회리(岩回里)는 도봉산 줄기가 동남방으로 뻗어 내려오다가 '바위를 돌아 들어가는 마을'이라고 하여 이름이 유래하였다.
The name of Amhoe-ri originated from the fact that Dobongsan Mountain range which was extended to the southeast, and was called "a village that goes around the rocks".