Balfour Name Meaning and Origin

Balfour is a Boy name. The name is originated from ‘Gaelic’ origin. The baby name Balfour means “Pasture Land In A Village”.

 

Balfour Origin:

Origin of the name is: “Gaelic”

 

Gender:

Balfour is a Boy name.

 

Pronunciation:

The pronunciation of the name is: “BAL + fawr”

 

Balfour Name Meaning:

Balfour is a very old Scottish name, a compound of ‘baile’, which was a Gaelic word that meant ‘village or farm’, and the Welsh word ‘pawr’, which meant ‘pasture’

 

Religion:

It is a baby name.

 

Syllable:

N/A

 

Variations or similar name:

Balfer, Balfore, Balfor

 

Famous people with this name:

Balfour Stewart, Scottish physicist;

Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson, British novelist;

Arthur James Balfour, British Prime Minister

 

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