Balsam

See also: balsam, bàlsam, and balšám

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)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Balsam is the 34707^th 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/

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Noun

Balsam m (strong, genitive Balsams, plural Balsame)

1. balm, balsam, ointment

Declension

Declension of Balsam [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Balsam	die	Balsame
genitive	eines	des	Balsams	der	Balsame
dative	einem	dem	Balsam	den	Balsamen
accusative	einen	den	Balsam	die	Balsame

Derived terms

• balsamieren
• Balsam für die Seele

Descendants

• → Hungarian: balzsam
• → Kashubian: balzam
• → Russian: бальза́м (balʹzám)

Further reading

• “Balsam” in Duden online