Blom

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch and Swedish Blom, an ornamental surname from either bloem (flower) or blomma (flower).

Proper noun

Blom (plural Bloms)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Blom is the 10382nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3103 individuals. Blom is most common among White (95.42%) individuals.

Further reading

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

  • Blum (southern Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

From Middle High German bluome, from Proto-Germanic *blōmô.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bloːm/

Noun

Blom f (plural Blome, diminutive Blömche or Blemche)

  1. (Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian) flower
    • 1969, “Mir schenke der Ahl e paar Blömcher”performed by Lotti Krekel:
      Die hät nit vill, es nit besonders rich,
      Un hät noch lang nit jede Middaach Fleisch om Desch.
      Nur ei Deil jitt et, wo se Freud draan hät:
      Dat sinn die Blömcher op ihrem Finsterbrett.
      She doesn’t have a lot, she’s not very rich,
      And she’s far from having meat on her table every day.
      There’s just one thing that gives her joy:
      It’s the flowers one her windowsill.

Dutch

Etymology

From blom, Northern variant of bloem (flower).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /blɔm/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Blom
  • Rhymes: -ɔm

Proper noun

Blom

  1. a surname

Swedish

Etymology

From blomma (flower).

Proper noun

Blom c (genitive Bloms)

  1. a surname
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