Balis
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Frequency: (288)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. English: variant of Bayliss.
2. Hungarian and Croatian (Bališ): from the personal name Bali, a pet form of Baltazar or Balint.
3. Perhaps also Greek: occupational status name from Turkish balija ‘workman’, ‘low-ranking man’.
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Oxford Dictionary of Family Names
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Ballis
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Avoiding the Fire: Project Greenlight (TV Episode)
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