Balmes
See also: balmes
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Catalan Balmes.
Proper noun
Balmes (plural Balmeses)
- A surname from Catalan.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Balmes is the 40554th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 539 individuals. Balmes is most common among White (59.93%), Asian/Pacific Islander (20.41%) and Hispanic/Latino (17.07%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Balmes”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 91.
Catalan
Etymology
From balmes (plural of balma (“cavern”)).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈbal.məs/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈbal.mes/
Proper noun
Balmes
- a habitational surname
Spanish
Etymology
From Catalan Balmes, from balmes, plural of balma (“cavern”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbalmes/ [ˈbal.mes]
- Rhymes: -almes
- Syllabification: Bal‧mes
Proper noun
Balmes ?
- A surname in Catalan, Balmes
Tagalog
Etymology
From Catalan Balmes. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Bal‧mes
- IPA(key): /ˈbalmes/, [ˈbal.mes]
Proper noun
Balmes
- a surname from Catalan, common in Batangas