Balfour
English (Rare) · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Balfour
The given name 'Balfour' means "village pasture" or "pasture town," derived from Scottish Gaelic *baile* ("town, farm") and *pùir* ("pasture, grazing land").
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Etymology
The given name 'Balfour' means "village pasture" or "pasture town," derived from Scottish Gaelic *baile* ("town, farm") and *pùir* ("pasture, grazing land"). It is primarily used in Scottish and English-speaking cultures, with no specific religious association; notable historical context includes Robert Balfour (a 16th-century Scottish philosopher) and Arthur Balfour (British Prime Minister and author of the 1917 Balfour Declaration).
Balfour currently ranks #4,201 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1914.
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