Belch

See also: belch and bełch

English

Etymology

Variant of Balch.

Proper noun

Belch (plural Belches)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Belch is the 34353^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 660 individuals. Belch is most common among White (95.76%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Belch”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 129.

Anagrams

• blech

West Frisian

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin Belgae.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛlx/

Noun

Belch c (plural Belgen)

1. Belgian person

   Synonym: Bels

Further reading

• “Belch”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011