Bahl

B3A1H4L1

proper noun

A surname.

OriginSanskrit बहल ← Polish Bal →
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Meanings

proper nounBahl (plural Bahls)

plural Bahls

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. PolishBal
  2. Sanskritबहल“strong, intense”
  3. EnglishBahl

* As an Indian (Punjabi) surname: Khatri and Sikh name from Sanskrit बहल (bahala, “strong, intense”). * As a north/Low German surname, from an old Germanic personal name Baldo, shortened from various names containing the element *balþ (“bold”). * As a Slavic surname, Germanized from Lower Sorbian and Polish Bal, itself shortened from Bałcar (an adaptation of Baltazar) or Baltyn) (an adaption of Valentine).

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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bahl,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bahl.

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