# Balle

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #93,431

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## 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”).

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