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Ballard - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Ballard

[ 2 syll. bal-lar(d), ba-lla-rd ] The boy name Ballard is pronounced as BAELerD KEY. Ballard is largely used in English and it is derived from Old Norse origins. Ballard is of the meaning round-shaped.

Ballard is rare as a baby name for boys. At the modest peak of its usage in 1901, 0.006% of baby boys were named Ballard. Its ranking then was #863. The baby name has since dropped in popularity, and is now of infrequent use. Out of all boy names in its group, Ballard was nevertheless the most popular in 2008.

KEY: Pronunciation for Ballard: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)"


 
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Meaning of Ballard