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

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Blom”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 174.

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”‎^[1]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/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Blom
• Rhymes: -ɔm

Proper noun

Blom

1. a surname

Swedish

Etymology

From blomma (“flower”).

Proper noun

Blom c (genitive Bloms)

1. a surname