Balassi

Balassi Meaning & Origin

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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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Balassi is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Balassi: 112
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 147,253
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Balassi based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PLS
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B04020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B AA0 L AA1 S IY0
🌐 IPA
/balassi*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PLS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B420

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Balassi in Braille

Here's how to represent Balassi in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Balassi in braille

How to sign the name Balassi using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Balassi using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Balassi in sign language

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