Given name & surname · also African, Brij
Babu
“sir, young master, father”·“one who is grandfatherly”·“a fierce man”
Babu is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “sir, young master, father”, “one who is grandfatherly”, and “a fierce man”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “sir, young master, father”, “one who is grandfatherly”, and “a fierce man”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with African and Hindi naming traditions.
Babu’s family of names
Babu has a related form in Baboo. Babu has a related form in Babou. Babu has a related form in Babue.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Babu
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Babu, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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78% boys · 22% girls
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Batra is a surname from Hindi.
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86% boys · 14% girls
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“the eldest child”
>99% boys