The name 'Ying Yip' is the Cantonese pronunciation of filming industry. The road is named after the former Clear Water Bay Film Studio. The studio is left vacant by now
The road was initially named as Third Street but its name changed to Saigon due to duplication in 1909. The name of the road was originated from Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) in Vietnam. Saigon was the capital of Vietnam at that time.
The name of the row is same as Myanmar in Chinese but there is no relationship. Instead, The name of the row was originated from Minden in Germany. There was a lot of citizen came from Minden lived in Minden Row in 1900s.