Names Like Balfour — Find Similar Baby Names
Balfour is a 7-letter Gaelic boys' name meaning “From The Pasture Land”. This page collects 108 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Balder and Balgair, Gaelic cousins like Abboid and Ahern, rhyming names ending in -our like Dour and Nour, and names sharing the “pasture” concept like Bailoch and Faerrleah.
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Names Similar in Spelling to Balfour
2 baby names that differ from Balfour by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
More Gaelic Names
24 baby names that share Balfour’s Gaelic origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Abboid | Abbey Father | Male |
| Ahern | Owns Many Horses | Male |
| Aibhlin | Irish/Gaelic Form Of Evelyn (Hazelnut?) Or Helen (Light). | Female |
| Aidan | Irish/Gaelic Name Meaning "Fire" Or "Little Fire." Variants Include Adan, Ade... | Female |
| Ailin | Handsome | Male |
| Aimil | Gaelic Form Of Amelia (Industrious) | Female |
| Aindreas | Manly | Male |
| Aingealag | Angel | Female |
| Ainsley | Scottish/Gaelic. Named For The Place. Originally A Surname. Unisexual. Varian... | Female |
| Airdsgainne | From The Height Of The Cliff | Male |
| Airleas | Oath | Female |
| Aislinn | Irish/Gaelic Name Meaning "Vision; Dream."Variants Include Aislin, Aisling, A... | Female |
| Alanna | "Rock" Or "Comely; Beautiful." Also Possibly A Derivative Of Old French Elain... | Female |
| Allister | Defender Of Man | Male |
| Amber | Fierce | Female |
| Amhuinn | Lives At The Alder-Tree River | Female |
| Annabel | Joy | Female |
| Aodh | Spirit | Male |
| Aodhhan | Ardent | Male |
| Aselma | Fair | Female |
| Bacstair | Baker | Male |
| Baillidh | Steward | Male |
| Bain | Lives Near The Clear Stream | Male |
| Banain | Little Blond One | Male |
7-Letter B-Names Like Balfour
24 names that share Balfour's exact length (7 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Balfour's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Balfour
Top 12 boys' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Balfour.
Names That Rhyme with Balfour
16 baby names that share Balfour's last 3 letters — -our. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dour | From The Water | Scottish | Male |
| Nour | Light | Arabic | Male |
| Thour | God Of Thunder. | German | Male |
| Asfour | Bird | Arabic | Male |
| Priour | Head Of A Priory | French | Male |
| Fodjour | Akan Of Ghana Name Meaning "Fourth Born." | African | Male |
| Gvenour | Arthur's Queen | Arthurian | Female |
| Sarsour | Bug | Arabic | Male |
| Seymour | Tailor | English | Male |
| Telfour | Works In Iron | French | Male |
| Seignour | Lord Of The Manor | French | Male |
| Tournour | Lathe Worker | English | Male |
| Acheflour | White Flower | Arthurian | Female |
| Sagramour | A Knight | Arthurian | Male |
| Sciymgeour | Fighter | Scottish | Male |
| Blancheflour | White Flower | Arthurian | Female |
Names That Start Like Balfour
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Balfour — Bal-. Good for parents who like Balfour's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balen | Brother Of Balaan | Arthurian | Male |
| Balie | "Variant Of Bailey, Bayley, Baily" | English | Female |
| Balin | Brother Of Balaan | Arthurian | Male |
| Baladi | Native, Urban | Arabic | Male |
| Balasi | Flat-Footed | Greek | Male |
| Balder | Bold Army | English | Male |
| Balere | Strong | Basque | Female |
| Balqis | Name Of The Queen Of Sheba | Arabic | Female |
| Baladie | Native, Urban BARAKE | Arabic | Female |
| Balbina | Stammers | Italian | Female |
| Baldric | Bold | German | Male |
| Baldrik | Bold | German | Male |
| Balduin | Danish Form Of Bartholomew (Farmer) | Danish | Male |
| Baldulf | A Knight (Thirteenth Century) | Arthurian | Male |
| Baldwin | Bold Friend | German | Male |
| Baldwyn | Bold Friend | German | Male |
| Baleigh | "Bailiff, Steward." | English | Female |
| Balgair | Fox | Scottish | Male |