"Balke" meaning in English

See Balke in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Balkes [plural]
Etymology: * 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. Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|-}} German, {{der|en|no|-}} Norwegian, {{der|en|non|balkr|t=beam}} Old Norse balkr (“beam”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Balkes}} Balke (plural Balkes)
  1. A surname.

Inflected forms

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