Boy, occasionally used for girls · Punjabi · Sikh
Balbir
ਬਲਬੀਰSay it BUL-beer
- Meaning today
- Strong and brave, mighty warrior
- Original meaning
- "bal (strength) joined with bīr (brave warrior)" Mahan Kosh
- Say it
- BUL-beer
- Written
- ਬਲਬੀਰ
- Other spellings
- Balvir, Balveer
Balbir
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Balbir meaning
Balbir (ਬਲਬੀਰ) is a Sikh boy's name of Punjabi origin.
Bal (strength) joined with bīr (brave warrior)
Also used to mean: strong and brave, mighty warrior
Balbir (ਬਲਬੀਰ) joins bal, strength, with bīr, a brave warrior (Mahan Kosh, from Sanskrit vīra). Name lists give "strong and brave" or "mighty warrior". The name belongs to an older generation of Punjabi names but is still given today, mainly to boys; Balvir is the same name spelled with v. Its most famous bearer is Balbir Singh Sr., the centre-forward of the India hockey teams that won Olympic gold in 1948, 1952 and 1956.
Source: Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha (1930) · entry ਬੀਰ · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Mahan Kosh, ਬਲ (srigranth.org) · Mahan Kosh, ਬੀਰ (srigranth.org) · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 203 (srigranth.org) · Wikipedia, Balbir Singh Sr.
Famous namesakes
- Balbir Singh Sr., three-time Olympic hockey champion
How the name is built
- Bal ਬਲ: strength, power
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 93 - Bir / veer ਬੀਰ / ਵੀਰ: brave warrior, hero; also brother, friend (Sanskrit vīra)
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 203
Spellings
Balbir · Balvir · Balveer