Balsam

== English == === Etymology === 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 === Balsam (plural Balsams) A surname from German. ==== Statistics ==== 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 === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Balsam”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 91. === Anagrams === lambas, sambal == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German balsam, balsame, from Old High German balsamo, from Proto-West Germanic *balsamō. Doublet of Bisam and Desman. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbalza(ː)m/ === Noun === Balsam m (strong, genitive Balsams, plural Balsame) balm, balsam, ointment ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== balsamieren Balsam für die Seele ==== Descendants ==== → Hungarian: balzsam → Kashubian: balzam → Russian: бальза́м (balʹzám) === References === === Further reading === “Balsam” in Duden online