The balla Surname
balla Name Meaning and History
- Hungarian: from a short form of Ballabás, variant of the personal name Barnabás (see Barnaby).
- Italian: from balla, which in its earliest sense meant ‘dance’ but from the 14th century was used to denote ‘goods packed for transport’, ‘bale’, ‘bundle (of merchandise)’ and was hence probably a metonymic occupational name for a carrier.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 12 - Messages: 36
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| BALLA FAMILY |
 wkernan77
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| BALLA SUR NAME | IRIS PAVLIK | 5 |
| Frank Balla Sr. from Aurora, IL /Transylvania |
jpnmb68
| 0 |
| Balla in Saskatchewan |
artie76
| 0 |
| James Balla 1718-177- | James C. Shelby | 7 |
| Balla, Thomas, Franklin County, PA |
| 0 |
| Elysabeth Balla | Janet Baker | 2 |
| Balla Surname | b.j. mancil | 2 |
| balla | patriciablanchard | 6 |
| flora balla | alice saeger | 0 |
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