# Balham

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #80,221

## Definitions
1. A suburb of London in the borough of Wandsworth, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2873).
2. A commune in Ardennes department, Grand Est, France.

## Etymology
From Belgeham (Domesday Book, 1086) and Bælgenham (957), from Old English bealg + hamm.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/balham