Balke

• 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.

Balke (plural Balkes)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Balke is the 13775^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2196 individuals. Balke is most common among White (81.69%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Balke”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 89.

• Blake, Kabel, Kaleb, blake, bleak

From Middle High German balke, from Old High German balko, from Proto-West Germanic *balkō, from Proto-Germanic *balkô.^[1]

• IPA^(key): /ˈpalkə/
• Rhymes: -alkə
• Syllabification: Bal‧ke

Balke m (plural Balke)

1. (construction) beam (one of the principal horizontal structural members of a building)

   De Dach hod fier Balke.

   The roof has four beams.