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Ballard (surname)

January 27, 2023

Ballard is a surname of English origin. It likely derives from Middle English "ball," meaning "white spot," plus the suffix "-ard," and would therefore mean "bald head." Indeed, Wyclif translated 2 Kings 2:23 as "Stye up, ballard," where Coverdale translated the same passage as "Come up here thou balde head."

There are other sources for this name, besides the Anglo-Saxon. Not all people bearing the name are of English origins. It is common, with native etymology among several Celtic nations, although the British Celtic form is likely the original, and it may be that "Bald head" is a false etymology designed to give the name English roots. The earliest form is Ap Alard, meaning the "son of the fox" in Welsh, and it passed from Wales to Brittany as Aballard, whence it became popular in France under the form Aballaird, and thence to Spain.

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January 27, 2023
ballard, surname, ballard, surname, english, origin, likely, derives, from, middle, english, ball, meaning, white, spot, plus, suffix, would, therefore, mean, bald, head, indeed, wyclif, translated, kings, stye, ballard, where, coverdale, translated, same, pas. Ballard is a surname of English origin It likely derives from Middle English ball meaning white spot plus the suffix ard and would therefore mean bald head Indeed Wyclif translated 2 Kings 2 23 as Stye up ballard where Coverdale translated the same passage as Come up here thou balde head There are other sources for this name besides the Anglo Saxon Not all people bearing the name are of English origins It is common with native etymology among several Celtic nations although the British Celtic form is likely the original and it may be that Bald head is a false etymology designed to give the name English roots The earliest form is Ap Alard meaning the son of the fox in Welsh and it passed from Wales to Brittany as Aballard whence it became popular in France under the form Aballaird and thence to Spain Contents 1 People with the surname Ballard 1 1 Arts music and writing 1 2 Military and politics 1 3 Science and medicine 1 4 Sports 1 5 OtherPeople with the surname Ballard EditArts music and writing Edit Agnes Ballard 1877 1969 American architect and educator Alimi Ballard born 1977 American actor Clint Ballard Jr 1931 2008 American songwriter Edward George Ballard 1791 1860 English miscellaneous writer Florence Ballard 1943 1976 American pop singer Frank Ballard 1929 2010 American puppeteer Frankie Ballard born 1982 American country music singer George Ballard c 1706 1755 English antiquary and biographer Glen Ballard born 1953 American songwriter and record producer Hank Ballard 1936 2003 American singer songwriter Horace D Ballard 1984 American writer and curator of the Williams College Museum of Art J G Ballard 1930 2009 British writer Kaye Ballard 1925 2019 American actress singer and comedian Lucien Ballard 1908 1988 American cinematographer Mary Canfield Ballard 1852 1927 American poet Robert Ballard II c 1575 1645 French Baroque lutenist and composer Russ Ballard born 1945 English singer songwriter and musician Simone Ballard 1897 1978 French opera singer Tom Ballard born 1989 Australian comedian and radio presenterMilitary and politics Edit Barbara Ballard born 1944 American politician Bland Ballard 1761 1853 American soldier and politician Charles Ballard politician 1836 1891 U S politician in Connecticut Clinton B Ballard 1840 1946 American politician Colin Robert Ballard 1868 1941 Brigadier General in the British Army and military author Donald E Ballard born 1945 American soldier Don Ballard 1927 2019 American politician and lawyer Edward J Ballard c 1790 1813 American naval officer George Alexander Ballard 1862 1948 British naval officer Greg Ballard born 1954 American politician Jackie Ballard born 1953 British politician and journalist John Archibald Ballard 1829 1880 British Lieutenant General John S Ballard 1922 2012 American politician Samuel James Ballard 1765 1829 Vice Admiral in the Royal Navy Thomas Ballard 1630 1690 Virginia colonial politician Volant Vashon Ballard c 1774 1832 Rear Admiral of the Royal Navy Companion of the BathScience and medicine Edit Claudius Ballard 1890 1967 American physician Dana H Ballard born 1946 American computer scientist and vision researcher Edward Ballard 1820 1897 English physician Geoffrey Ballard 1932 2008 Canadian geophysicist and entrepreneur Guy Ballard 1878 1939 American mining engineer and Theosophist Martha Ballard c 1734 1812 American midwife and diarist Robert Ballard born 1942 American marine geologist and submarine explorer Sarah Ballard 1983 or 1984 astronomerSports Edit Charkey Ramon born Dave Bruce Ballard in 1950 Australian boxer of the 1970s and referee of the 1970s and 80s Charles Ballard active 1922 27 New Zealand footballer Chris Ballard American sports journalist Del Ballard Jr born 1963 American professional bowler Greg Ballard basketball 1955 2016 American basketball player Jake Ballard born 1987 American National Football League player Jeff Ballard born 1963 American Major League Baseball pitcher Keith Ballard born 1982 American ice hockey player Tom Ballard born 1988 British mountaineer Daniel Ballard born 1999 British professional footballer Arsenal and BlackpoolOther Edit Adolphus Ballard 1867 1915 English historian Harold Ballard 1903 90 Canadian businessman John Ballard died 1586 English Jesuit priest M Russell Ballard born 1928 American businessman and Apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints Melvin J Ballard 1873 1939 American Apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints William Rankin Ballard 1847 1929 American banker and land developer This page lists people with the surname Ballard If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page you may wish to change that link by adding the person s given name s to the link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ballard surname amp oldid 1114120888, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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