The following information is taken from the Dictionary of the Older Scots Tongue, available online at http://www.dsl.ac.uk/index.html. This is a work in progress.
| Spelling | Number | Dates & headers | 
|---|---|---|
| Balmakewin | 1 | 1617 (cottar) | 
| Nether Balmakewin | 1 | 1617 (cottar) |