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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • German : possibly from the Germanic personal name Baldher, a compound of bald ‘bold’ + her(i) ‘army’.
  • German : habitational name for someone from a place named Beelte.
  • German : occupational name for a belt and (leather) strap maker, Middle Low German baltære.

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