Ba (given name) - Misplaced Pages

Ba is a given name. It is prevalent in Myanmar, and the ancient Chinese given names 跋, 霸, and 巴 (traditional Chinese in each case) are translated as Ba.

People with the name

Ancient China

Liu Ba 劉巴 (died 222), an official in the state of Shu Han
Zang Ba 臧霸 (c. 162–230s), a military general
Xiahou Ba 夏侯霸 (died c. 255–259), a military general of the state of Cao Wei i
Feng Ba 馮跋 (died 430), an emperor of Northern Yan

Myanmar

Ba Cho (1893–1947), newspaper publisher and politician
Ba Gyan (1902–1953), cartoonist
Ba Htay (1906–2000), businessman, administrator, and pioneer of Scouting
Ba Htoo (1916–1945), officer in the Burma National Army
Ba Kaung (1921–2003), activist
Ba Kyi (1912–2000), artist
Ba Lwin (1892–1968), headmaster
Ba Maw (1893–1977), lawyer and political leader
Ba Myint (born 1950), dental professor
Ba Nyan (1897–1945), painter
Ba Shin (born 1914), colonel and historian
Ba Swe (1915–1987), Prime Minister of Burma
Ba Than (historian) (1870s – c. 1931), school teacher, writer, and historian
Ba Than (surgeon) (1895–1971), surgeon, educator and administrator
Ba Thet (1903–1972), painter
Ba U (1887–1963), politician and lawyer
Ba Win (1901–1947), politician
Ba Zaw (1891–1942), artist

Other people

Ba Ag Moussa (1970s–2020), Malian militant and jihadist
Ba Lobbo (fl. from 1840s), general of the Massina Empire
Ba Mamadou Mbaré (1946–2013), Mauritanian politician

People with the pseudonym

Ba Ahmed (Ahmed bin Mūsa), Grand Wazir of Morocco and de facto ruler 1894–1900
Ba Cụt (Le Quang Vinh, died 1956), Vietnamese military commander of the Hòa Hảo religious sect
Ba Jin (Li Yaotang, 1904–2005), Chinese anarchist, translator and writer

Fictional characters with the name

Hung Ba, in the Fung Wan Hong Kong wuxia manhua series
Ba Giai and Tú Xuất, in Northern Vietnam's popular folk tales

People with the name

Ancient China

Myanmar

Other people

People with the pseudonym

Fictional characters with the name

See also