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Name Balkenende
Type Surname (from location)
Usage Dutch
Other Forms FormsVan Balkenende, Balckenende, Balkeneijnde, Balckeneijnde, Balkema, Balke, Balk, Balken, Balcke, Balcken, Baalke, Balkman, Balkmann, Balckmann, Balkenholl, Balkenohl, Valkema, Valkman
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Meaning & History
Possibly from a place name derived from Middle Dutch balke meaning "timber, beam" and einde meaning "end". A famous bearer is the former Dutch prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende (1956-).