Balboa

Balboa, when used alone, has several possible meanings in the English language:

Vasco Núñez de Balboa, Spanish explorer, for whom are named:
- Balboa (currency), official currency of Panama
- Balboa, a port city in Panama
- Balboa, California, a subsection of Newport Beach, California, and also called the Balboa Peninsula (for which the Balboa dance was later named)
- Balboa Island, Newport Beach, California.
- The name of several municipal parks, including the following:
  - Balboa Park, San Diego, California
  - Balboa Park, San Francisco, California
  - Anthony C. Beilenson Park was formerly known as Balboa Park, in Los Angeles, California. It includes Lake Balboa
Balboa is a municipality (pop. 440) in the province of León, Castile-Leon, Spain.
The plant genus Balboa of the Clusiaceae, synonym of Chrysochlamys.