- 巴巴拉 bābālā BarbaraWestern given name Barbara
- 巴拉克 bālākè BarackBarack, Barak, or Ballack; common transliteration for these Western names
- 巴拉圭 bālāguī ParaguayCountry in South America bordered by Brazil, Argentina, and Bolivia
- 巴拉迪 bālādí BaradeiMohamed ElBaradei (1942–), Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
- 穆巴拉克 mùbālākè MubarakHosni Mubarak (1928-2020), former Egyptian President and military commander
- 阿巴拉契亚 ābālāqìyà Appalachian Mountainsthe Appalachian Mountains in North America
- 卡尔巴拉 kǎ'ěrbālā KarbalaKarbala, a city in central Iraq that is a holy site for Shia Muslims
- 巴拉基列夫 bālājīlièfū BalakirevMily Alexeyevich Balakirev (1837-1910), Russian composer and leader of the nationalist group of composers known as "The Five"
- 香巴拉 xiāngbālā ShambhalaShambhala; a mythical kingdom in Buddhist and Hindu tradition
- 巴拉圭共和国 bālāguīgònghéguó Republic of ParaguayThe official name for the landlocked country in central South America, bordered by Brazil, Argentina, and Bolivia; abbreviated as [[巴拉圭|巴拉圭|ba1 la1 gui1]].
- 巴拉巴斯 bālābāsī BarabbasBarabbas, a figure in the Biblical account of the passion of Christ
- 巴拉芬 bālāfēn paraffinparaffin wax, a translucent solid derived from petroleum used in candles and for waterproofing
- 巴拉马利波 pàlāmǎlǐbō ParamariboParamaribo, the capital of Suriname