Balfour

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proper noun

A settlement in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO7896).

OriginScottish Gaelic baile →
Less commonScrabble 12
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Meanings

proper nounBalfour (countable and uncountable, plural Balfours)

plural Balfours

  1. countableuncountableA settlement in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO7896).
  2. countableuncountableA village in the Orkney Islands council area, Scotland, on the island of Shapinsay.
  3. countableuncountableA small town in Southland, New Zealand.
  4. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States.
  5. countableuncountableA city in McHenry County, North Dakota, United States.
  6. countableuncountableA town in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.
  7. countableuncountableA town in Mpumalanga, South Africa.
  8. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.
    1. countableuncountableArthur Balfour, British Prime Minister.

Origin

  1. Scottish Gaelicbaile“village, town”
  2. EnglishBalfour

From Scottish Gaelic baile (“village, town”) + pùir, genitive form of pór (“pasture, grass”).

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APA

Balfour. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Balfour

MLA

“Balfour.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Balfour. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Balfour,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Balfour.

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