Ba is a
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
shared by several notable people. Considered here is the 'Ba' given name prevalent in
Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...
of the 20th Century, as well as the ancient Chinese given names
跋,
霸, and
巴 (traditional Chinese in each case) which are both translated as the English 'Ba'.
Given name instances
Representative (not comprehensive) biographical instances are included below.
;Born after 100
* China:
Liu Ba
Liu Ba (died 222), courtesy name Zichu, was an official in the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period of China. He originally served under the warlord Liu Zhang before becoming a subordinate of Liu Bei (the founding emperor of Shu) ...
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劉巴 (186–222)
* China:
Zang Ba
Zang Ba ( 162–230s), courtesy name Xuangao, was a military general who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty and Three Kingdoms period of China. He served the warlord Tao Qian initially, followed by Lü Bu and finally Cao Cao and his su ...
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臧霸 (flourished c.200)
* China:
Xiahou Ba
Xiahou Ba (died 255–259), courtesy name Zhongquan, was a Chinese military general of the state of Cao Wei in the Three Kingdoms period of China. He was the second son of Xiahou Yuan, a prominent general who served under Cao Cao, the warlord ...
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夏侯霸 (flourished 220-240; died c.258)
;Born after 300
* China:
Feng Ba
Feng Ba (; died 430), courtesy name Wenqi (文起), nickname Qizhifa (乞直伐), formally Emperor Wencheng of (Northern) Yan ((北)燕文成帝), was an emperor (but using the title "Heavenly Prince" (''Tian Wang'')) of the Chinese state Northern ...
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馮跋 (died 430)
;Born after 1800
* Myanmar: U
Ba U
Sir Ba U ( my, ဘဦး, ; 26 May 1887 – 9 November 1963), was a Burmese politician and lawyer. He served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Burma from 1948 to 1952, and the second president of Burma from 16 March 1952 to 13 March 19 ...
(1887–1963)
;Born after 1900
* Myanmar: U
Ba Swe
Ba Swe ( my, ဘဆွေ, ; 17 October 1915 – 6 December 1987) was the second Prime Minister of Burma. He was a leading Burmese politician during the decade after the country gained its independence from Britain in 1948. He held the position ...
(1915–1987)
* Myanmar: U
Ba Htay (1906–2000)
Pseudonyms
* China:
Ba Jin
Ba Jin (Chinese: 巴金; pinyin: ''Bā Jīn''; 1904–2005) was a Chinese writer. In addition to his impact on Chinese literature, he also wrote three original works in Esperanto, and as a political activist he wrote '' The Family''.
Name
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(born 'Li Yaotang' 1904–2005)
* Vietnam:
Ba Cụt (born 'Le Quang Vinh', died 1956)
Fictional characters
* Hong Kong manhua:
Hung Ba ← 雄霸 (debut 1989)
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