Bala Family History
Bala Name Meaning
Indian (Gujarat and Mumbai): Parsi name probably from Persian bālā ‘high exalted’. Indian (southern states): variant of Balan among speakers of Tamil and Malayalam who have migrated away from their home state. — Note: Since South Indians traditionally do not have hereditary surnames this name was in most cases registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to US. Polish: from a shortened form of the personal name Baltazar . Hungarian: from a pet form of the personal name Balázs a vernacular form of Blasius . Albanian: from the personal name Balë (definite form Bala) which could be ultimately derived from a South Slavic name beginning with Bal- (see Balic ) or from Albanian balë ‘whitish having a white spot on the face or muzzle’ (compare ). Albanian: nickname from balë (definite form bala) a term denoting a ‘(domestic animal with a) white spot on forehead or body’ or a ‘badger’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022