Ballantyne

Ballantyne

Ballantyne is a surname of Scottish origins, with etymological roots meaning “a place of ancient pagan worship among the Celts” [ [http://www.ballantynefyi.com/ballantyneactivities.php "Ballantyne FYI"] , according to William Arthur’s "An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names with an Essay on their Derivation and Import", published in 1857.]

Ballantyne may refer to:

Places

*Ballantyne, Charlotte, a neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

People

*Anthony Ballantyne, British writer
*Charles Ballantyne, Canadian politician
*Elspeth Ballantyne, Australian actress
*Frederick Ballantyne, Governor-General of St. Vincent and the Grenadines
*James Ballantyne, Scottish publisher
*James R. Ballantyne, grammarian of Hindi
*John Ballantyne or Bellenden, Scottish writer of the sixteenth century
*Joyce Ballantyne, American painter of pin-ups
*Linda Ballantyne, voice actress
*Martin Ballantyne, British Actor
*R. M. Ballantyne, Well-known 19th Century Scottish author
*Thomas Ballantyne, Canadian politician
*Tony Ballantyne, British writer

ee also

*Ballantine (disambiguation)
*Bellenden

References

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