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Balke

Balke proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Balke (plural Balkes)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Balke

pluralBalkes

Origin of Balke

* As a German surname, from Balken (“beam”). Also a spelling variant of Balk. * As a Norwegian surname, from Old Norse balkr (“beam”), a doublet of the above.

Questions about Balke

What does Balke mean?
Balke means a surname.
What part of speech is Balke?
Balke is a proper noun.

Words near Balke in the dictionary

  1. Balkarans
  2. Balkaria
  3. Balkars
  4. Balkcom
  5. Balkcoms
  6. Balke
  7. balked
  8. balked landing
  9. balked landings
  10. balker
  11. balkers

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