Globally, Bale (Bal 
, Bale , 贝尔 
) is a widespread mostly boy's, but uncommonly female forename. The given name Bale is characteristic of Qatar, where it is quite a common primarily male, but scarcely female name, India, where it is quite a common mostly boy's, but infrequently girly name, and Fiji, where it is quite a rare female name. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in India, Ethiopia, and Nigeria. Likewise, Bale is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Bale, Bal | Turkey, Indonesia, United States, Nepal, India |
| 贝尔 | China |
| بيل | Sudan, Algeria, Egypt, Syria, Iraq |
Baal, Bail, Bala, Balai, Bales, Bali, Ball, Balla, Balle, Ballen, Ballet, Balè, Balé, Balê, Balë, Balė, Bealo, Bel, Bàle, Bàlè, Bàlé, Bál, Bâle, Bâlè, Bâlé, Bâlê, Bâlë, Bãle, Bãlë, Bāle, Vale, Valer, Бале, Балье, Бейл, Бэйл, בייל, بالز, بالي, بیل, বলে, ก้อน, เบล, ベール, 八乐, 八了, 八尔, 吧乐, 吧了, 巴乐,
Bale is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Belle , the fictional character and protagonist/heroine of Disney's 1991 animated feature "Beauty and the Beast"; Bill Sykes , the antagonist from Disney's Oliver & Company; Bill Weasley , character in Harry Potter; Belle Moffat , the fictional character from Louisa May Alcott's Little Women and Bill Potts , the character in Doctor Who, and in many other works.
| archibald frederick bale Peerage person ID=459570 |
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| sir john bale Peerage person ID=129905 |
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| sir john bale, 1st baronet English baronet |
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