Save Gender Feminine Usage Kazakh Scripts Ұлбала(Kazakh) Pronounced Pron. /ʊɫ.bɑ.ˈɫɑ/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Kazakh ұл (ūl) meaning "son, boy" and бала (bala) meaning "child". This name was given to girls whose parents hoped their next child would be a boy.