Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries

BALLA

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Originof Hungarian origin
TypeFamily name referring to the connection with the father or another ancestor by that name

Description

The name is derived from the medieval Hungarian name Balla (hypocoristic form of a given name beginning with Bal- or Bar-, e.g. Balázs ‘Blaise’, Barlabás ~ Barnabás ‘Barnabas’) and refers to the connection with the father or another ancestor by that name. Variants: Balya, Bara, Bolla.