The name ''Singhapaha'' comes from Sanskrit word via Tamil ''Singam'' (சிங்கம்)  become  ''Singa'' in Old Malay which means (Lion), and ''Puram'' (புரம்) (Town or a City) which become ''Pura'' in Old Malay and then ''Pala'' in Philippine languages,  it's  variation of the sanskritized Singa-Puram,  ''Singapura''  literally means "Lion city"  from ''Singapur'' (சிங்கப்பூர்), the same root name of the country of Singapore.