 The name "Chinnakada" may be derived from "China-Kada", which means China bazaar.Another explanation is that due to the presence of a large number of Tamil people in Kollam, they named the area "Chinnakada", which means "small market" in the Tamil language.This derivation fits with the toponomy of "Valiakada" adjacent to Chinnakada, which means "big market" in Malayalam.