For other uses, see Bal (disambiguation).

The Bal (Hindi: बल) (Urdu: بعل) surname, of differing origins, is common among several communities.

History and origin [link]

Bals are descendents of Indo-Aryan tribes. According to the Mahabharata (Chapter -Adi Parva) they are the descendents of Bhagat Prahlada's grandson Raja Bali (Mahabali).^[1]^[2]

Distribution in India [link]

Several people belonging to this Jat gotra can be found in Haryana. In Punjab the gotra can be found in the district of Amritsar, Jalandhar, Kapurthala.

An village of Bal's can also be found near Ajeetpur, Uttrakhand. According to them they moved from Amritsar around the time of partition.

People belong to this gotra can also be found in Maharashtra. They trace back their origins to the village of Ladghar which is located in the Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra.^[3]

The Bal gotra can also be found in Northern Kashmir ^[4]
People having 'Bal' surname are also found in Orissa. They belong to Kshatriya community and mostly found in coastal belt of Orissa like Kendrapara,Jajpur,Cuttack, Bhadrak etcs.

Distribution in Pakistan [link]

Bal is one of the largest Jat tribe, found throughout the central districts of Lahore, Kasur, Sialkot, Narowal, Gujranwala, and Okara.

Many have also settled in the canal colony districts of Faisalabad, Sahiwal and Sargodha.

Prior to partition, Muslim Bal were also found in Amritsar, Jalandhar, Kapurthala.

Distribution elsewhere [link]

The Arabic derived surname is also found in Afghanistan and Turkey.

Prominent Bals [link]

Bülent Bal, Turkish footballer
Davinder Singh Bal, British-Indian entrepreneur and owner of The Sikh Channel
Duygu Bal, Turkish volleyball player
Harigopal Bal, Bengali revolutionary
Jagmeet Bal, Indian music video director
Nanda Kishore Bal, Indian poet
Rohit Bal, Indian fashion designer
Sambit Bal, Indian journalist
Vidya Bal, Indian writer/editor and social activist
Amarinder Bal, Punjabi Lyrist

Random facts [link]

Bal is derived from a Sanskrit word bala meaning strength
In Turkish Bal means honey
In Marathi Bal means a baby with a full head of hair

References [link]

^ H. A. Rose:Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North West Frontier Province Vol III, 1911.
^ Dr Mahendra Singh Arya, Dharmpal Singh Dudi, Kishan Singh Faujdar & Vijendra Singh Narwar: Adhunik Jat Itihasa (The modern history of Jats), Agra 1998
^ https://boards.ancestry.co.uk/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=39&p=surnames.bal
^ https://kauls.net/surnames/Bal.htm

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Baláž

Baláž may refer to:

Peter Baláž (boxer), (b. 1974), Slovak boxer

Peter Baláž (esperantist), Slovak esperantist and publisher

Peter Baláž (physicist), Slovak physicist

Pavol Baláž

Blažej Baláž, Slovak artist

Vladislav Baláž Slovak ice-hockey player

Rudolf Baláž, (1940–2011), Slovak Catholic bishop

Juraj Baláž, Slovak footballer

Balș

Balș (Romanian pronunciation: [balʃ]) is a town in Olt County, Romania. The town administers three villages: Corbeni, Româna and Teiș.

Etymology

There are three hypotheses about the town's name:

The locality was named after the Balșița brook.

The name comes from the Turkish word "Baliş" (honey) as there is a large apiculture area there.

A boyar named Balș settled here in the 5th or 6th century.

Population

1864 - 1,700 inhabitants.

1884 - 2,500 inhabitants.

1921 - 5,000 inhabitants.

1938 - 5,300 inhabitants.

1948 - 6,128 inhabitants.

1973 - 11,578 inhabitants.

1992 - 24,560 inhabitants.

2002 - 21,195 inhabitants.

The composition from the last census, sorted by nationality:

The composition from the last census, sorted by religion:

History

1450 - The estimated date when Balș was established.

1564 - First mention of Balș in a document

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