Gender: Male
Origin: Scottish
Meaning: From the Grazing Land
Pronunciation: B AE L F AO R
Popularity Rank: #320,342
The name Balfour is of Scottish origin and means From the Grazing Land. It is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a Last Name.
Balfour is found in South Africa, United States of America, Jamaica, and 10 more countries.
ARPAbet Phonetic Pronunciation: B AE L F AO R
B: Pronounce as in "big" (B IH G)
AE: Pronounce as in "cat" (K AE T)
L: Pronounce as in "let" (L EH T)
F: Pronounce as in "fish" (F IH SH)
AO: Pronounce as in "thought" (TH AO T)
R: Pronounce as in "red" (R EH D)
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At NamesLook, the name Balfour is recorded 52 times globally, ranking it as the 320,342th most common name worldwide.
Balfour is most prevalent in South Africa, with 15 occurrences, making it the 47,051th most popular name in the country.
This chart displays the ranking of the name Balfour from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.
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