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Blom
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English
+ (surname)
Etymology
Borrowed from en nl - and en sv Blom, an ornamental surname from either nl bloem flower or sv blomma flower.
Proper noun
s
en.
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
en surnames from Dutch surnames from Swedish
Central Franconian
Alternative forms
gmw-cfr Blum Blumm southwestern _ Moselle Franconian
Etymology
gmw-cfr goh gmw-pro 2
From gmw-cfr gmh bluome, from gmw-cfr gem-pro *blōmô.
Pronunciation
gmw-cfr /bloːm/
Noun
gmw-cfr noun f plural Blome diminutive Blömche or Blemche
gmw-cfr Ripuarian northern _ Moselle Franconian
flower small, often woodless plant with blossoms
gmw-cfr 1969 w:de:Lotti Krekel Mir schenke der Ahl e paar Blömcher https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlj6TEwqt10 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.
de archaic flower, blossom reproductive element
gmw-cfr Blöt
Dutch
Etymology
From nl blom, Northern variant of nl bloem flower.
Pronunciation
nl /blɔm/
nl Nl-Blom.ogg
nl Blom
nl ɔm
Proper noun
nl proper noun
nl
Swedish
Etymology
From sv blomma flower.
Proper noun
c
sv