Балабанов, Балабанис, Балабанидис, Балабанович

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Балабанов:

The Turks may have taken over this name and given it to the relatively tall non-Muslim men from their territories.

http://www.google.bg/search?q=Balaban+is+a+surname%2C+from+a+Turkic+word+meaning+%22robust%22%2C+%22burly%22&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a#q=Balaban+is+a+surname,+from+a+Turkic+word+meaning+%22robust%22,+%22burly%22&hl=bg&client=firefox-a&hs=9o5&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=imvns&psj=1&ei=Djl9UO6mNYfNswa1qYDQCg&start=0&sa=N&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&fp=500c8b3fa56f3294&bpcl=35277026&biw=1024&bih=636

Balaban is a surname, from a Turkic word meaning "robust", "burly"

В болгарском языке:

http://www.bgjargon.com/word/meaning/%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%BD

/означает "человек обладающий рост (и силой) медведя"

http://nauka.bg/forum/index.php?showtopic=14097&pid=241555&st=0entry241555