# Balfour

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #23,469

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

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

## Easily confused with
- **Barbour** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/balfour-vs-barbour)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ablfour`, `baflour`, `balffour`, `balforu`, `balfourr`, `balfuor`, `ballfour`, `balofur`, `bbalfour`, `blafour`

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