Balsam
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from German Balsam, an occupational surname for a seller of perfumes. It could also be an English habitational surname, from Balsham, in Cambridgeshire.
Proper noun[edit]
Balsam (plural Balsams)
- A surname from German.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Balsam is the 34707th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 651 individuals. Balsam is most common among White (97.7%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Balsam”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 91.
Anagrams[edit]
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German balsame, Old High German balsamo, from Proto-West Germanic *balsamō.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Balsam m (strong, genitive Balsams, plural Balsame)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Balsam [masculine, strong]
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Balsam”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Further reading[edit]
- “Balsam” in Duden online
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