indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Body of Water
Scripts Байкал(Russian)
Other Forms FormsBaykal
Meaning & History
From Buryat Байгал (Baygal) of uncertain origin, perhaps from the Turkic roots baj meaning "rich" and kol meaning "lake" or from Mongolian байгалийн нуур (baigaliin nuur) meaning "natural lake". This is the name of a lake in Siberia.