Balmes

See also: balmes

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan Balmes.

Proper noun

Balmes (plural Balmeses)

1. A surname from Catalan.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Balmes is the 40,554^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 539 individuals. Balmes is most common among White (59.93%), Asian/Pacific Islander (20.41%) and Hispanic/Latino (17.07%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Balmes”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 91.

Catalan

Etymology

From balmes (plural of balma (“cavern”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbal.məs]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈbal.mes]

Proper noun

Balmes m or f by sense

1. a habitational surname

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan Balmes, from balmes (“caverns”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbalmes/ [ˈbal.mes]
• Rhymes: -almes
• Syllabification: Bal‧mes

Proper noun

Balmes m or f by sense

1. A surname in Catalan, Balmes

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan Balmes. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbalmes/, [ˈbal.mɛs]
• Hyphenation: Bal‧mes

Proper noun

Balmes (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎ᜔ᜋᜒᜐ᜔)

1. a surname from Catalan, common in Batangas