Balaguer

Borrowed from Catalan Balaguer; in its turn derived from Andalusian Arabic بلغي‎ (“Balàghey”)

Balaguer (countable and uncountable, plural Balaguers)

1. The capital city of the county of Noguera, Catalonia.
2. A habitational surname from Catalan.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Balaguer is the 38691^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 571 individuals. Balaguer is most common among Hispanic/Latino (73.73%) and White (17.69%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Balaguer”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 87.

• arguable

From Andalusian Arabic بلغي‎ (“Balàghey”)

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /bə.ləˈɡe/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ba.laˈɡeɾ/

Balaguer

1. Balaguer

From Andalusian Arabic بلغي‎ (“Balàghey”)

• IPA^(key): /balaˈɡeɾ/ [ba.laˈɣ̞eɾ]
• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: Ba‧la‧guer

Balaguer m or f by sense

1. a habitational surname from Catalan

From Catalan, after the town in Catalonia.

• IPA^(key): /balaˈɡeɾ/, [bɐ.lɐˈɣɛɾ]

Balaguér (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜄᜒᜇ᜔)

1. a surname from Spanish [in turn from Catalan]