Balle
Balle (name) means a surname of Dutch, Danish, or Catalan origin. Example: “Balle is a fairly common surname in Denmark.”
Word forms
- Plural
- Balles
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_____ is a fairly common surname in Denmark.
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”).