Singapore has a weird penchant for naming places after other countries — Chinatown and Little India are just a few. But while those areas are aptly named after their history and heritage, Holland Village isn't named because the Dutch decided to call the area home for a while. Rather, "Holland V" — as it is colloquially known — derived its name from Holland Road, which is said to have gotten its name from Hugh Holland, an architect and amateur actor who was an early resident of Singapore. That isn't to say that it doesn't have an interesting past: It was developed in the 1930s as a military village housing British soldiers and their…
