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 40,554th 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 91. === Anagrams === belams, Mables, ambles, blames, melbas == Catalan == === Etymology === From balmes (plural of balma (“cavern”)). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbal.məs] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈbal.mes] === Proper noun === Balmes m or f by sense a habitational surname == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Catalan Balmes, from balmes (“caverns”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbalmes/ [ˈbal.mes] Rhymes: -almes Syllabification: Bal‧mes === Proper noun === Balmes m or f by sense a surname in Catalan, Balmes a surname from Catalan == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Catalan Balmes. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbalmes/ [ˈbal.mɛs] Rhymes: -almes Syllabification: Bal‧mes === Proper noun === Balmes (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎ᜔ᜋᜒᜐ᜔) a surname from Catalan, common in Batangas