Balle

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginDutch Balle ← Danish Balle ← Catalan Batlle →
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Meanings

proper nounBalle (plural Balles)

plural Balles

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. CatalanBatlle
  2. DanishBalle
  3. DutchBalle
  4. EnglishBalle

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”).

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APA

Balle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Balle

MLA

“Balle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Balle. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Balle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Balle.

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