Given name & surname · also Sanskrit
Bala
“one who is youthful”
Bala is used as a given name and a surname. One Hindi interpretation is “one who is youthful.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hindi interpretation is “one who is youthful.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Sanskrit.
How it developed
The name draws on Sanskrit bala, meaning “young”.
Bala’s family of names
Bala has a related form in Balu. Bala has a related form in Balu. Bala has a related form in Balan.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Bala
- Bala AliNigerian footballerborn 1968
- Bala MohammedNigerian politicianborn 1958
- Bala GarbaNigerian footballerborn 1974
- Bhawanrao Shriniwasrao Pant PratinidhiRuler of the princely state of Aundh in British India and painter (1868-1951)
- Bala SinghIndian film actor (1952-2019)
- Bala DeshpandeIndian businessman
- Hajiya Nàja'atu MohammedNigerian politician and activistborn 1956
- Bala MandeNigerian soldier and politicianborn 1958
- Bala Ade Daukethe first Agwatyap (ruler of Atyap Chiefdom)1931–2005
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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