Balle

See also: balle, ballé, ballē, ballë, and Bälle

English

Etymology

Various origins:

• Borrowed from Dutch Balle, a reduced form of any of various Germanic names beginning with the element *balþaz (“bold”).
• Borrowed from Danish Balle, a habitational surname from balle (“slope; hill”).
• A respelling of Catalan Batlle, an occupational surname from batlle (“mayor”).

Proper noun

Balle (plural Balles)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Balle is the 39164^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 562 individuals. Balle is most common among Hispanic/Latino (55.69%) and White (38.26%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Balle”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 90.

German

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -alə

Noun

Balle

1. (archaic) dative singular of Ball

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare English ball, German Ball, Dutch bal.

Noun

Balle m (plural Balle)

1. ball
2. bale