Names Like Balin — Find Similar Baby Names
Balin is a 5-letter Arthurian boys' name meaning “Brother Of Balaan”. This page collects 128 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Bain and Balen, Arthurian cousins like Aballach and Accalon, rhyming names ending in -lin like Lin and Alin, and names sharing the “brother” concept like Absyrtus and Agamedes.
For the full Balin profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Balin page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Balin
24 baby names that differ from Balin by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bain | 1 | Lives Near The Clear Stream | Gaelic | Male |
| Balen | 1 | Brother Of Balaan | Arthurian | Male |
| Balie | 1 | "Variant Of Bailey, Bayley, Baily" | English | Female |
| Badia | 2 | Unprecedented; Admirable; Unique | Arabic | Female |
| Baen | 2 | Fair Skinned | Scottish | Male |
| Bahir | 2 | Sparkling | Arabic | Male |
| Balbina | 2 | Stammers | Italian | Female |
| Balduin | 2 | Danish Form Of Bartholomew (Farmer) | Danish | Male |
| Baldwin | 2 | Bold Friend | German | Male |
| Balinda | 2 | A Rutooro Of Uganda Name Meaning "Patience, Endurance, Fortitude."(... | African | Female |
| Balqis | 2 | Name Of The Queen Of Sheba | Arabic | Female |
| Ban | 2 | Father Of Lancelot (Thirteenth Century) | Arthurian | Male |
| Banain | 2 | Little Blond One | Gaelic | Male |
| Banan | 2 | Delicate, Finger Tips | Arabic | Female |
| Baran | 2 | Noble Warrior | Gaelic | Male |
| Bari | 2 | Of Allah | Arabic | Male |
| Baris | 2 | Peaceful | Turkish | Male |
| Baron | 2 | Warrior | English | Male |
| Basil | 2 | Brave | Arabic | Male |
| Baylen | 2 | Variant Of Bayard - Auburn-Haired. | English | Male |
| Baylie | 2 | Courtyard Within Castle Walls: Steward Or Public Official. Surname... | English | Female |
| Belen | 2 | Bethlehem. | Spanish | Female |
| Belina | 2 | "Italian For Beautiful, French For Goddess." | Italian | Female |
| Bevin | 2 | Singer | Irish | Female |
More Arthurian Names
24 baby names that share Balin’s Arthurian origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aballach | Father Of Modron | Male |
| Accalon | Lover Of Margan Le Fay (Fifteenth Century) | Male |
| Acheflour | White Flower | Female |
| Acheflow | White Flower | Female |
| Ade | A Mistress Of Lancelot | Female |
| Aglaral | Brother Of Percival | Male |
| Aglarale | Brother Of Percival | Male |
| Aglaval | Brother Of Percival (Fourteenth Century) | Male |
| Agravain | Brother Of Gawain | Male |
| Albiona | White | Female |
| Alexandre | Nephew Of King Mark (Twelfth Century) | Male |
| Alis | Brother Of Cliges | Male |
| Alixandre | Nephew Of King Mark | Male |
| Amr | Son Of Arthur (Ninth Century) | Male |
| Andret | King Mark's Nephew | Male |
| Angharad | A Love Of Peredur | Female |
| Angharat | A Love Of Peredur | Female |
| Anglides | Mother Of Alexandre (Twelfth Century) | Female |
| Anguysh | Father Of Isolde | Male |
| Anir | Son Of Arthur | Male |
| Anna | Arthur's Sister | Female |
| Antfortas | Keeper Of The Grail (Thirteenth Century) | Male |
| Antor | Foster Father Of Arthur (Thirteenth Century) | Male |
| Apollo | Uncle Of Tristan | Male |
5-Letter B-Names Like Balin
24 names that share Balin's exact length (5 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Balin's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Balin
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 Balin.
Names That Rhyme with Balin
18 baby names that share Balin's last 3 letters — -lin. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lin | From The Linden Tree Dell. | English | Male |
| Alin | Rock; Comely | Romanian | Male |
| Ailin | Handsome | Gaelic | Male |
| Arlin | Pledge. | Hebrew | Male |
| Calin | Guelder rose | Romanian | Male |
| Colin | Virile | Gaelic | Male |
| Dylin | English | Female | |
| Edlin | Wealthy Friend | Anglo | Male |
| Kalin | Variant Of Kay And Kayla. Keeper Of The Keys: Pure. | English | Female |
| Malin | Variant Of Magdalena. Woman From Magdala. | English | Female |
| Ollin | Movement | Nahuatl | Male |
| Orlin | Renowned In The Land. Form Of Roland. | Spanish | Male |
| Zolin | Quail | Nahuatl | Male |
| Aislin | Vision | Irish | Female |
| Ashlin | Meadow Of Ash Trees. | English | Female |
| Burlin | Son Of Berl. See Also Burl. | German | Male |
| Cailin | Girl | Irish | Female |
| Carlin | Small Champion | Gaelic | Male |
Names That Start Like Balin
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Balin — Bal-. Good for parents who like Balin'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 |
| 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 |
| Balfour | From The Pasture Land | Gaelic | Male |
| Balgair | Fox | Scottish | Male |