Balfour
village · Orkney Islands
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Balfour is a Gaelic name meaning 'broad field'. It is composed of 'bal', meaning 'place' or 'field', and 'fuar', meaning 'cold' or 'broad'.
Word origins
- Bal
- Gaelicplace, field(from bàil "place, field")
- f(o)ur
- GaelicAttestedbroad(from fuar "broad, cold")