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Seri Begawan was named after the Sultan's late father Omar Ali Saifuddien on 5 October 1970, its original name being Bandar Brunei or Brunei Town.

Begawan is a name given to Bruneian monarchs who have abdicated, originally coming from the Sanskrit word for " god ": भगव ा न bhagavān.

Seri also comes from the honorific Sanskrit word Sri.

Bandar, comes from Persian بندر via Indian languages and originally means " port " or " haven ".

In Malay bandar has taken on the meaning of " town ".