Balfour
BAL-fer
Scottish
"the village by the pasture"
By Clare Green
Updated Tue Nov 28 2023
Balfour Origin and Meaning
The name Balfour is a boy's name of Scottish origin meaning "the village by the pasture".
Historically interesting via the 1917 Balfour Declaration, which supported the creation of a Jewish state in Palestine.
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Famous People Named Balfour
- Balfour StewartScottish physicist
- Robert Louis Balfour StevensonBritish novelist
- Arthur James BalfourBritish Prime Minister
Balfour in Pop Culture
- Balfour Declarationestablished Palestine as Homeland for Jews