At a Glance
- Meaning
- A narrative song or poem
- Origin
- Old French (from Old Occitan 'balada', a dance song)
- Pronunciation
- BAL-uhd
Ballad is an Old French (from Old Occitan 'balada', a dance song) name meaning “a narrative song or poem”. It appears in our list of 175+ Beautiful Middle Names for Indie.
Meaning & Origin of Ballad
Meaning: A narrative song or poem.
Origin: Old French (from Old Occitan 'balada', a dance song).
How to Pronounce Ballad
BAL-uhdIPA /ˈbæl.əd/
Popularity of Ballad
Ballad doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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