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John Ballantyne may refer to:
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Ballantyne may refer to:
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Ballantine may refer to:
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Ballentine may refer to:
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Ballenden may refer to:
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- 1 2 3 "Ballantyne Last Name Origin". The Internet Surname Database. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- 1 2 3 "Ballentine Surname Meaning & Ballentine Family History". Ancestry. 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
- 1 2 "Ballantyne Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms". HouseOfNames. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ↑ "Activities". Ballantyne FYI. Archived from the original on 23 October 2008.
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