Balaban
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Balaban:
- Balaban in Afghanistan
- Balaban in Iran
- Balaban in Kocaeli Province, Marmara Region, Turkey
- Balaban, a double reed wind instrument related to the duduk
[edit] Personal last name
Ukrainian, Belorussian, Romanian, and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): from a Russian word meaning ‘hawk’, probably usually applied as a descriptive nickname, although it could also be an occupational name for a falconer. In Ukrainian and Belorussian balaban also means ‘chatterer’. In patronymic form (Balabanov) it is also found as a Russian and Bulgarian surname.
- Bob Balaban
- Boško Balaban, Croatian footballer
- Burt Balaban
- John Balaban
- Liane Balaban, actress
- Balaban & Katz, named after A. J. Balaban, Barney Balaban
[edit] See also
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