About Balassi
The surname Balassi is of Hungarian origin and is derived from the personal name Balázs, which itself is a Hungarian form of the name Blaise. The name Balázs/Balassi is believed to have originated from the Latin word "blasius," meaning "lisping" or "stammering." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of someone named Balázs. The surname Balassi is most commonly associated with the Hungarian poet Bálint Balassi, who lived in the 16th century and is considered one of the greatest Hungarian Renaissance lyric poets.
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Here's how to represent Balassi in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
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