# Bahl

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #93,427

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
* 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).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bahl