Maybe you right.
Version 1 : When Raffles stepped out of his boat on to Boat Quay, a
man was running by announcing the birth of his son in hokkien. 'see
ta poh, see ta poh'
Version 2 : I thought the story was like this : The malay/indian
king, Parameswara, was sleeping under a tree and was dreaming. He
was rudely awakened by an animal resembling a lion. So, out of
shock, he screamed ' Singa porda ! Singa porda ' (which means,
'lion, get lost!')
Version 3 : When Raffles sailed up the Singapore river for the
first time, a malay lady was bathing in the river, having left her
clothes on the river bank. A singh came by and stole her clothes.
The upset lady started shouting after him, 'Singh Kapoh, Singh
Kapoh'...
Version 4 :'Singapore' was actually translated from the name
'Singapura' in Bahasa Malaysia. Story goes that there was a prince
that came to our island many many years ago, on an exploration
trip. Then he suddenly saw a lion and he named our island
'Singapura', which means lion.
