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

People with the name

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Ancient China

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  • 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

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  • 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

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People with the pseudonym

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  • 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

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See also

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