Balke

This article is about the surname. For the Finnish village, see Balke, Bornholm.

Balke
Gender	Unisex
Language(s)	Norwegian German Old Norse
Origin
Language(s)	German, Old Norse
Meaning	German: ‘timber’, ‘beam’ Old Norse: ‘beam’, used in the sense ‘ridge’

Balke is a surname. People with the surname Balke include:

Jon Balke, a Norwegian jazz pianist and composer
Peder Balke, a Norwegian painter
Siegfried Balke, a German politician
Turid Balke, a Norwegian actress, playwright, and artist

See also

Baalke

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